Because I've been so busy sewing for my nieces wedding and had to alter another gown for another I didn't have time to get the bling I wanted as quickly as I wanted so I got up Sunday morning and set out to purchase just the "right thing".
And it's almost Halloween - am I crazy to be in my favourite fabric store the Sunday before Halloween . . . maybe not . . . every table had a cutter on it so I was in luck . . . more than once . . . I looked at the bling, oh yes I did, but couldn't find anything that was the colour I wanted, a raspberry red, so ventured into the "special events" fabric area. It was like OMG THERE IT IS . . . a gorgeous rosette covered raspberry red fabric - just PERFECT . . . to the cutting table I go. She cuts the fabric, and dammit I need lining . . . so I purchase the same amount of lining (.7M) and I don't know what made me do it . . . but I threw the lining on the table and then threw the rosette fabric over it and it was cut SO crooked I went back to the first cutter and asked her to cut it again . . . and she screws it up AGAIN . . . she gives me enough though (.8M) so I can at least have "enough". . . and I purchase 4M of blanket trim (and it matches perfectly might I add).
Easy sewing; straighten out the fabric; place the rosette over the lining (which is three inches shorter so the rosettes wrap around the back) and sew three loops on the top (one in the centre and one on either side). Here is the finished product.
TOTAL TIME: Less than 1 hour
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