The Good, the Bad, and the...., Well...  

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All I had to do was sew in the zipper. And I did! And, then I was done! I was literally finished my dress this afternoon...

... Then I tried it on...

It fit like a glove everywhere but the very top of the back, aka: the bust area. You see, I am what is called an "inbetweenie." Meaning, I don't fit in "regular" sizes, and I don't meet the "plus size" requirements, either. Regular clothes fit everywhere but my big ol' belly. So, when I have to go the next size up, it takes me into the plus size department - where, apparently, girls with my waist line are supposed to have massive hips/butt/boobs. This pattern is apparently no exception. I mean, I get it - most larger girls are large all over... it makes sense but... it's not me.

The beauty of making your own clothes is that they are made to fit you. However, I don't have a sewing mannequin - All I have is me, myself, and I. So, to check my progress I have to try it on myself, pins and all, and check it out in the mirror. Unfortunately, with this pattern that wasn't even possible... there wasn't any way to tell if it fit properly without sewing the zipper in. Did I mention it was fully lined? That made it a little difficult to figure out how to make the necessary adjustments.

I thought today was going to be a prime example of why to just walk away when things start to go sour and you feel yourself getting aggrivated. You tend to just make things worse when you get like that, and everything just escalates into a giant ball of emotions: Sad because you messed up; Angry that you messed up; Irritated because no one knows how to help; Frustrated you can't figure it out yourself; PISSED that you basically just wasted an afternoon; and, most of all - IRATE that you have to undo all the work you did that took up all afternoon... See? It's a mess. But, I got lucky - even though I told myself to walk away and come back tomorrow, I didn't. I couldn't! I'd be thinking of it all friggin' night!

So I stubbornly pressed on... After a few tries, I finally got it [four hours after first starting work on the zipper]! Well, I KINDA got it. My persistence finally pays off! Now I can rest my weary fingers/back/eyes for the evening, get some sleep, and come back tomorrow ready to proceed. Next session will be trying to figure out how to take in the lining when there is boning IN the side seam... hmmmm...

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