Downsizing . . . A LOT
After a week and a half of back and forth with AT&T about why my phone line wasn't being tended to I am *finally* back in business. You can imagine the frustration that comes from moving an entire household thinking you might be out of work for 3 days turning into the swift desire to bash your head against a wall when you realize that due to some inept-ness on the part of a large telephone company that you can't seem to avoid you have now been out of work for a week and a half.
I am blessed beyond belief that I have a boss who is currently renovating her bathroom. She was in a unique position to understand how things just don't always seem to go according to plan and didn't give me too much grief for missing more work than I previously planned.
SO . . .
No pictures today as I have yet to unearth my camera post-move. There's not much to show at the moment anyway. My sewing room is currently packed with boxes-that-are-not-immediately-needed and thus I am doing my downsizing on my dining room table.
Downsizing?
Yes. Little Miss, fresh from her starring role as Adorable Flower Girl in My Brother-in-Law's Big Fat Canadian Wedding, is set to reprise her role next weekend in another family wedding (Mr. Skooks' cousin is tying the knot on Saturday). A wonderful and lovely thing. HOWEVER . . .
The dress she is set to wear was purchased a few months ago by the bride-to-be's grandmother who fell in love with it while walking through Target. With no regard for sizing, she bought dresses for all 5 little flower girls (yes - 5!). Said dress was passed to me at aforementioned brother-in-law's wedding (yes, just last weekend). My sweet soon to be cousin-in-law was overly apologetic as I pulled it out of the bag. (She had mentioned it might need to be taken in a bit which I had previously said "no problem" to even though I have never actually done alterations on anything before). Confused, I pulled out the dress which was a girl's size 7.
Let's review.
Little Miss has just recently turned 3.
Dress that needs to be taken in a bit is size 7.
3.
7.
Did you get that?
So um . . . that's what I've been trying to work on in between unpacking boxes and trying to pull the house into order. And you don't want to see a pic of the dress. Especially the inside. It's some kind of a hot mess in there.
Any tips on how to severely downsize a dress? It's all fully lined and has some tulle layering over the skirt.
Yeah . . . I have no idea what I'm doing at all.
5 Comments:
OMG, my very least favorite thing to do -- ALTERATIONS!!! But seriously, 3 to 7!!! and lined no less. All I can say is good luck Skooks, I have faith in you and I'm sure it will turn out okay - it just won't be easy.
PS: WELCOME BACK, I've missed you!
i love big fat canadian weddings. And it has nothing to do with the fact that I am married to one.
K - Thanks for the encouragement. So far it is kind of a disaster, and I'm kind of just resigning myself to making it "pass" rather than making it look how it's supposed to. I just do not have the time or energy to do anything more than that at the moment so it is what it is.
UC - Um, yes. Canadian weddings are nothing short of stellar. I wish I knew where there were some more Canadians getting married around my town because I would so crash. It's odd to say, "They're an EVENT" as if American weddings are not an event . . . but there seems to be so much more participation from the guests at the wedding in the Canadian version. Sing-along anyone?
Wow, 7->3 is pretty extreme. Sounds like you made it work though, congratulations!
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