High flying adventure and a dingleball dress!

I was able to finish up my dingle ball dress this past Saturday afternoon.  I was hoping to have it done Friday, but for some reason my seams were all wonky in the tension department.  I re-threaded it, I changed the tension and I changed the needle. I thought I had tried everything, that all hope was lost!  But then my genius mother came over, took one look at the bobbin and saw that it was wound a little too loose.  I also enlisted her help in figuring out how to make a button hole on the new Pfaff.  It was ridiculously easy.  I have been using an older Beaumark for the last few years, and it is certainly different.  I am now spoiled, all I have to do is set it up and press start.  Perfect button hole 99% of the time!

I also got these crazy cute purple sparkle spangle buttons for the dress.  I had been contemplating making some out of resin, but the new molds I ordered have yet to arrive.  These were the perfect purple and I am very lucky I found such a good match for my project.

Sparkle Spangle Buttons

 

 The dress turned out exactly as I had pictured it in my mind. The only thing I would have done differently would be to make a muslin.  I have not had a lot of experience sewing garments with a button up front and I overcompensated by going up from my usual size to avoid any possible gaping.  I had to make a last minute dart in the back of the bodice to get a better fit, but I am still happy with how it turned out.  The dingleballs and ric rac trim look real swell!

Complete, Project Dingleball!

Sunday, I decided to wear the dress out to the Reynolds Alberta Museum, in Wetaskiwin, AB.  They offer exhibits on transportation, aviation, agriculture and industry.  Sassy Boyfriend, my friend Shelleycat and I embarked on our trip early Sunday.  I really enjoy the museum, but I must say that I wanted to go specifically to go for a ride in a 1939 open cockpit bi-plane.  I had attempted to go for the last 4 birthdays, and the weather was always crumby.  And every year I regret not being able to go up on a high flying adventure.  I went up in the plane with Shelleycat and we had a blast.  I am so glad we were able to have this experience and we already have plans to go again next summer. 

Shelleycat and I in our flight helmets

Boarding the bi-plane

Coming in for a landing

Dingleball dress in action

1958 Buick Special, pretty in pink!

 

 

It was a wonderful way to spend a Sunday!  Now my feet are back on the ground and its back to work in the laboratory.  I just started reorganizing the fabric stash, and found some beautiful cotton-silk blend floral fabric I purchased to make a blouse.  Going to start sketching out some ideas for it tonight!

 

~Miss World