First and most importantly, I heard from my friend in Boone, North Carolina and despite the hard hit their town took, she and her husband are okay. They have no water or power, but they are okay. Grateful!
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I did it. I finished the robe a l'Anglaise.
It was absolutely the most difficult thing I have ever sewn and took more hours than anything else I've made. What an undertaking it was.
Lisa is coming over for dinner tonight and we will do a last (I hope) try-on. She will wear her stays (the precursor to the corset), the stomacher (a triangular piece that is pinned over the bust and then down to the waist), and the petticoat with it - all are considered part of the gown despite being separate pieces.
There is some sentimentality attached to the stomacher and petticoat - it was made with fabric from Leslie's wedding gown and she gave it to Lisa to use for the robe a l'Anglaise.
Lisa is so excited to have her gown completed. She started planning it two years ago and together we researched patterns before finally deciding on this one. The pattern was intended to be completely hand stitched, but I did both machine and hand stitching.
It was a massive project, but I am really happy with how the gown turned out and can't wait to see Lisa walking around the Feast grounds wearing it. (That's next weekend - Tick! Tick! Tick! Tick!)
I'm checking that robe a l'Anglaise off my to-do list. Time is getting really short for final Feast prep but there is still another very important thing on my to-do list.
Picking up my new business sign.
I got another photo from the craftsman who is making it for me, and the sign is looking good. The border has been painted and all that needs to be done is sealing it and then adding the hardware needed for hanging.
I nearly went with a different horse motif (above) and I really do like that one, but in the end, I wanted me to be represented, too. (It reminds me of playing Circus Girls with Leslie when we were kids - that's me riding sidesaddle on the horse!)
I love my new sign and it has ended up being a lovely merging of two things I love - horses and sewing.
It's Feast week so here is a video to give you an overview of what The Feast of the Hunters' Moon looks like.
It's 8 minutes long and the man who made it does a nice job of showing the variety of things you will see if you go. And check out those canoe races on the Wabash - one of my customers is in it wearing one of my shirts!
Today is my day off from sewing, and then I will have Monday and Tuesday to finish final preparations. Wednesday we set up the tent and start stocking merchandise.
Wonderful to hear the "Big Robe" (as I've called it in my head) has come to final fruition! What a sense of accomplishment you must feel. :) The new sign looks sharp too, but I have to ask, where are the reins? I've seen it & can't unsee it now, lol! (As a further aside, that appaloosa on the cabinet is beautiful)
Very appropriate name for that gown! As for reins, we were going for a silhouette. Notice I don't have arms, either. (You won't be able to unsee that, either, right? LOL) I was a good rider in my day, but I did prefer to have arms and reins, especially arms! I love that Appaloosa, too. It's a Cheval Warmblood. :)
Wonderful to hear the "Big Robe" (as I've called it in my head) has come to final fruition! What a sense of accomplishment you must feel. :) The new sign looks sharp too, but I have to ask, where are the reins? I've seen it & can't unsee it now, lol! (As a further aside, that appaloosa on the cabinet is beautiful)
ReplyDeleteVery appropriate name for that gown! As for reins, we were going for a silhouette. Notice I don't have arms, either. (You won't be able to unsee that, either, right? LOL) I was a good rider in my day, but I did prefer to have arms and reins, especially arms! I love that Appaloosa, too. It's a Cheval Warmblood. :)
DeleteLol, I just figured a prim lady riding sidesaddle would be keeping her arms in & hands down! But now she will forever more lack arms! XD
DeleteIsn't amazing that I can still keep typing blog posts!?? :D
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