Shells . . . .

A day of wind and rain and general unpleasantness outside so settled down to tackle the dress. Mrs Doggart, my old teacher, would have been proud of me as I pinned, tacked, basted and sewed away, ironing as I went!

It was trickier than it first appeared as the dress is lined and attached at various points so in order to alter it I had to detach the lining where I could, take that in and then work on the dress. Luckily we have a lovely warm sitting room with underfloor heating to work on! I always find it easier to work on the floor than the table, apart from when using the sewing machine!

I would be no good in the BBC Sewing Bee as it took me hours to do, but it was worth it as it looks really good and, more importantly, it now fits!

Will blip the dress sometime when I am wearing it. For now it is the emergency bathroom collection of shells . . . !