Slow and steady, right?

[theladyrebecca]

I have such a hard time motivating myself to do handsewing, when it's project that can't just fit on my lap while I'm watching tv. Like, for example, the bazillion (okay, that's just what it feels like) intersections on my cage crinoline. At this point, I've finished all the intersections on the bottom four rows (technically, it's the bottom 6 rows, since the two lowest rows are in in the bag, not attached to the tapes). And I've sewn all except about 1ft of the ruffle onto the bottom bag. I think I'm going to need to rehem the ruffle in the front though, since it's swinging down a little. If my estimations are correct, I have something like 70 intersections left, plus adding in eyelets so the lacing can fit in. I'm still debating if I want to cut the top hoops smaller, so that they end by my hips like the TV pattern, instead of coming around to a gap of only 6" in front, as the Jean Hunnisett instructions call for. And I want to make a bigger bustle pad for it, which should also help the shape. I also still haven't added the ruffle or the waistband onto the petticoat yet, and have done absolutely nothing with the rest of the outfit either. So the goal of finishing it by the end of January (when my sari should arrive, so that I can start thinking about the teens look) is starting to look a bit farfetched.

Rehearsals started last week for Go, Dog, Go. At this point, we have almost all of the music learned. But these rehearsals also mean I have to wake up early, so I can't stay up far into the night sewing. Motivating myself to sew was so much easier when I lived all in one room. It's hard to ignore something staring you in the face, as opposed to hanging out in a quiet corner all the way across the house.