Sewing Adventures....

Yes!

They are finally finished....

those 3 silk blouses that I agonized over...

and squirmed each time I looked at the folded

fine silk laying on my sewing desk.

I worried,

stewed,

bargained (in my head)

and looked very hard for someone who would take on the task

of transforming the luscious threads into something 

wearable.

then I gave up, or in.....

and sought out patterns to make for myself.

YIPES!

Curtains, yes...

pillows, yes....

handbags, yes....

clothing, Oh *#&# no!

But 

I started slow,

and prayed each and every time 

that I put the presser foot down.

and finally,

I have finished.

And 

I just might start wearing them next week....

This first one was a bear!

I tackled it last,

and I am very glad too,

the "cross-over" neckline had me flummoxed....

I had to take out the two front seams, twice...

this one was a breeze, it is simply

2 squares (front) and one rectangle (back).

but this is my favorite!

I love paisley...

and this fabric is especially yummy,

thick, heavy as cream, silk

that worked very easily.

Not the simplest thing I have ever done, 

but probably the most satisfying.

And because the fabric was so expensive,

I didn't throw one scrap away,

I simple started sewing them all together and made a 

couple of scarfs...crazy quilt style....

smiles.

These are my Christmas gift to me...