MBM - Colette Patterns Laurel, in lace
Back in August a friend of mine sent a “save the date” email
for her 50th birthday party in October. Anticipating a glam event,
as my friend enjoys a bit of glam, I thought, “Excellent! Finally a reason to
make that Laurel in lace that’s been hanging around the sewing queue for a
while, because I’ve not had a reason to sew it”.
Unfortunately, when we received the official invitation, a
week before the party, I found out it was to be an Australian themed costume
party. Sigh.
So, here’s the story of the lace Laurel, the dress with no
place to go (yet).
I made my first Laurel back in February. I was pretty happy
with the fit, which gave me the headspace to deal with sewing with lace and polyester
double georgette underlining for the first time.
I cut out the underlining first, marking the darts. I then
sewed a narrow hem on the front and back pieces, attempting to use my narrow
hem foot. The trouble with me and the narrow hem foot is that I only use it
every so often, so every time I …