Yup, oh dear! No posts in March because I haven’t really got anything to show you. I should have known not to do the Bossy thing – I never did like people telling me what to do! Even though the chosen projects were ones I wanted to do anyway, I hit small snags & immediately found something else to do instead. Bad, bad, bad!
But, I didn’t do nothing. I drafted the jacket front & back & made a toile, leaving the sleeves out for the time being. Daughter No2 wasn’t really feeling the huge collar, and felt the shape at the front was “weird”. Now you see why I didn’t really go too much further? Anyway, I pinned the toile into more of a suitable shape & length for her, but then she had issues with my chosen fabric. She just couldn’t see herself wearing that houndstooth. So I’m stuck – the jacket pattern could be made to work, but now I need a different fabric.
Husband has proved difficult too. Even though I’ve promised him shirts for years now he’s “in no rush”. So no progress on that front.
I have made the pattern for Daughter No1’s Grecian inspired dress and toiled it too, but I won’t get to fit it on her until next weekend when she’s home for University for the Easter holidays.
That leaves me with nothing to show – not a bit. But… I have some linen that I bought at the NEC last week that was supposed to be for a vintage bolero to go with a dress I’m making. However, I made a miscalculation when translating yards and inches into metres and bought too little – flipping annoying! It just may be though, that it will be enough to squeeze another Bellatrix out of! I’m off to try it now, see you on the other side! 😉
I love this print, found the image on Pinterest initially & tried to find it on Etsy, but so far have been unable to find the maker. If someone can trace images better than I can, please let me know who the owner is of this, I’d love to buy a print for my sewing space!
THE COMPULSIVE SEAMSTRESS 
Well, according to http://www.maggiewhitley.com/2012/12/need-a-few-gift-ideas/ it was from a shop called “A New History”. Can’t seem to find it now though…
Thanks Emma! I’ll see what I can find out, it’s such a cute print!
Oh no! I hate it when all your plans hit stumbling blocks! So frustrating! I really hope it blows over soon – I can’t wait to see your Bellatrix!
Once I find a suitable fabric for the jacket it will be all systems go – problem is, it’s proving to be pretty darned elusive! They’ll all get made eventually, at least I got the patterns sorted! 🙂
I hope you do find it – it is a cute print. Can you please the details of its owner if you do find it?
BTW your month to date of ‘nothing to post about’ puts me to shame! Still, I do know the feeling on one level lol. Perhaps you needed a pre-spring rest before surging ahead?
So far my search has ended with a closed etsy shop, but I will keep looking. I haven’t been totally sew-less, instead of forging ahead with the bossy patterns stuff I made up more of my vintage patterns. You can see them on my other blog, Vintage Belle. I have so many things I want to make, & all at the same time! 🙂