Swamped....

When Christmas rolls around, I seem to get a lot of custom orders with sewing…. a bit too much. This morning, while I was ripping out a seam (GAH!!!) my eyes crossed by themselves and blanked out for a tiny second, strange.... So I decided not to sew today; let my poor eyes rest a bit. That is why I have time to post a blog update. :)

The dress I was working on this morning is a "Made-To-Match" doll dress. A friend showed me a pink dress she bought for her little girl and she gave me a t-shirt that matched and asked if I could turn the t-shirt into a matching dress. It is quite a simple dress and I almost finished it in ONE afternoon! Then...I had to take a seam out 'cause the dress was too long. Ah man.....

I am also working on lengthening a coat's sleeves for a man from church. He's VERY tall and the coat is very nice so he asked if I could fix it for him. It is all hand sewing, (my poor tired hands) and I am almost done with it though! Just two more seams, each about six inches long!

After I finish with all my commissions, I get to make a few Christmas presents. Fun things like working with wood and leather. :)