So Ben takes the kids outside with him as he goes to work in the garden and I think to myself, “this is perfect I’ll start work on the dress.” With the energy of an excited child I gather up the materials and the pattern pieces and I start looking to cut the fabric. Of course, that first cut always terrifies me, what if I mess up, what if I use too much fabric? What if I make this process worse?

Did it tell me to cut it once, twice, three times? I’m left second guessing myself and not actually moving the scissors. Measuring and measuring again and hoping I’ve done this right and of course pinning.

I’ve never enjoyed the pinning process. Pin to the fabric, cut, unpin, wash, rinse , repeat and when the pattern says “Cut two, then repeat with the lining and then repeat with the interfacing”. I find myself cutting the same piece over and over again – and stabbing myself with the same pins…

Then you add the kids. Damian is super excited to see the dress being made, because it means his wish that we’ll all dress up as Mario characters has a chance of coming true. Liam just wants to see what mom is doing and so his face is on everything. Dress isn’t even made I swear I have boogers on it already. Of course they are just interested and I’m happy they are, but man is it hard to be cutting fabric and watching little grubby fingers all at the same time. I think I’ll have to do most of this project in the evenings…

So far I’ve cut most of the skirt pieces out. I haven’t touched the hot pink fabric yet but that is more because I realized I didn’t have enough interfacing than anything else.

In order to do this project I purchased a circuit and you know me, I can’t do anything half way so I purchased the circuit maker 4. I’ve got it out of the box but I haven’t taken the plastic off it yet because I need to pick up heat transfers so I can print out and iron on the designs – yet I keep wondering, could I embroider this? Or am I pushing it?

Maybe I just stick to doing this in the simple manner for now and get fancy later.

I’m already biting off more than I can chew perhaps I slow down a bit. Well that’s it for now, when the interfacing arrives tomorrow I’ll have to finish cutting and begin the actual sewing part . Scary.