MAN!...

...I am having a hard time keeping my sewing motivation "on track".  I am not by any means chunking my FALL HIT LIST, but right now I am really loving me some knit Retro Dresses!  Long sleeved versions of course, because it's only going to get colder - right!  I've got a chill on me right now.  Can you imagine being chilly in Georgia.  I'm thinking about just going with this dress flow thing for the moment, after all, it is what's calling my name   so loudly and I am so enjoying wearing them.  Maybe I should have just named it my FALL DRESS LIST - had no idea it was going to go in this direction...

Here's a picture of Fall Dress #3 - love it!  I worked on altering the pattern back in September, but choked in pattern grading confidence so I laid it aside.  I picked it back up last week because I really do love this dress that makes my thoughts wonder back to high school.  Is that such a bad thing?, or am I too old to be thinking about fashion from that era?  I have such great high school memories, as I am sure many of you do.  Mine was the era of the "Mini Skirt", so you know I wanted to make theses dresses muchhhhh shorter, but didn't dare (lol).  After all I am a GrandMa four times over.

This WILL be going to school tomorrow! (front view)

Back view

I guess I was so excited about making this dress that it never occurred to me that I needed to match the circles.  Duh, don't know where my mind was at the time.  But, oh well, I'm still in love with it.

The sewing cave is a mess!, the result of a 9 hour (10:30a.m. to 7:30p.m.) beginning sewing class with two people.  Now, they didn't cause all this disarray, but we did have SOME fun!  We must have laughed all day long.  I should have taken pictures while they were here but didn't even think about it at the time.  In the process we reviewed reading the back of the pattern envelope, choosing sizes, determining fabric yardage, selecting fabrics, and lots of sewing terminology in the process.  One person finished a  cardigan, and the other a muslin for a pair of pants - they were very happy with the results.  We plan on getting together for another session before Thanksgiving.

After fixing a quick bite to eat, I was in bed by 8:30, I was a little tired (lol).  Teaching is so rewarding, especially when you're teaching something that YOU LOVE...