Pah! Lost it again ...

I fear my sewing mojo has upped and left again.  This happens from time to time and is rather frustrating and even a little bit depressing.

Have recently made a handbag as a present for a friend and it's just not right, but I can't work out what needs to be done about it.  So it just sits in the corner, quietly reminding me that I need to do something about it.

Spent today making a pink and white spotted fleece dressing gown for my daughter.  She loves it, but the effect of feeling that I had to make it in one day took all pleasure out of the process for me.

I'm sure I'm not the only crafter who goes through these phases, so hopefully my next post will be all hearts and flowers and positive news about lovely things I've sewn!

Until then ....

Back on the dancefloor ...

Finally decided what to do about the dress I made in the 'dancing couples' fabric that I ended up not liking.

Went with my initial solution idea which was to put in a 'modesty' panel at the front of the bodice so that it didn't sit so low at the front:

I also chopped a good few inches off the bottom of the dress and levelled it off so it is now a smock top:

All in all, a much better result, so I'm very pleased with it now.  Will get much more wear out of it, rather than it hanging in the wardrobe until I give it to the charity shop!