Good news! Except for sewing in the shoulder pads, Cathy's new frock is finished.
Rather than hem the short sleeves, I added my own bias tape. It gives the sleeve edges a bit more heft.
As you can see up top, I also made a self-fabric belt. It's faced with a poly charmeuse I wish I had never bought -- it's too thick for most projects.
We're going with the red gloves, I think, and some tasteful bling.
With the summer sun and Cathy's fair complexion, a picture hat is a must. But Cathy's only light-colored summer hat is a shapeless affair with more of a Thirties feeling than a Forties. What to do?
I happened to have some wire specifically made for hat brims, purchased back when I thought I might try making my own vintage-style hats, which never happened.
I measured the circumference of the hat, cut off a piece of wire, and stitched it to the hat edge with a dense zigzag stitch. Now I could shape the hat how I wanted and the shape would hold.
What I wanted was something like this -- quick, name that movie!
Here's what I was able to come up with -- still a work in progress but getting there.
If Cathy doesn't oversleep or break out in hives, we're shooting this outfit tomorrow; please pray for partially sunny skies and cool river breezes. If all goes well, we may shoot some video for Sunday's vlog -- Cathy's film debut!
Finally, I couldn't resist this well-priced accessories pattern on eBay yesterday -- I blame my cousin.
Have a great day, everybody!
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