aaaaaargh!

She wrote on a form that she was coming today.

Her mother emailed us to make sure we knew she was on her way.

But Sneetch and I were already in bed, preparing to get up at 4.30am, to get to the airport at 5am to pick her up.

So it took until 7.30am to work out that she'll be here tomorrow. After waiting for her for 2 and a half hours.

And paying $20 for parking.

And taking a day off work to recover, which I'll want to do again tomorrow but won't be as able to.

Grrrr.

Interrupting one sewing project for another

I'm working on my new frock for Winterfeast, but I've solved the problem and now I just have to do the work - boring!

Next problem solving exercise - making a petticoat for MsNotaGoth's formal dress.

She wants what I now know is called a poodle dress and needs a crinoline.

Here's a bunch of links with photos and some instructions. Deep in some of the comments on blogs are great suggestions for finishing and wearing them.

two sets of instructions - and a photo

If I were a different person, and they sold one in the hot pink MsNotaGoth wants, I could buy one of these

Yay! for Dress a Day, good hints in the comments

Instructions for a really simple tulle skirt but I think it wouldn't make the right shape.

ETA

I should have stopped there, but then I found this picture and this one.

I like the second one, but I'm not sure I have the sewing skills for the back detail.

ETA ( I should have been working but had to restart Firefox so I could finish installing Quicktime, so I could watch a movie on a firends page and I didn't want to lose a fabbo page.)

I found this page of petticoat pictures in my tabs and I don't remember getting it. But it's good.