Project reappraisals

We've been working on the dress I wore for M & K's wedding (which was nowhere near done, and just sort of tacked and bodged into place--no one could tell because we are that damn good), because it is an awesome dress and deserves to be finished. And the goal was to have it done for arkham1010's wedding this weekend, because if there is no concrete deadline, we're likely to never get it done.

However, we still aren't. Last night the lining and the fashion fabric were together again for the first time, and Beth started adjusting the pleats & drapes, and we started making a list of just how much stuff is left to do, which filled a page in my notebook. And it's all hand sewing. That's not even counting that we're going to have to do another fitting session, because some bits aren't working quite right. (It's a very complicated dress, but part of the interest is that it looks very organic.) There is no way we can get this done by Saturday without taking shortcuts and half-measures, especially since Beth and I both a) have other commitments during the week and b) are bloody exhausted. Kasia wanted to try it anyways, but I put my foot down--I don't want another temporary fix, I want to do it right.

The only thing that irks me about it is that this means I didn't have to bail on the Bryant Park Movie on Monday night. Feh.