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The Boston Babydolls are working on a brand new act that we are going to show for the very first time at The Rhinestone Revue on Friday, April 6th. I need a smashing gown, but none of the ones I already had fit the bill. We tried a couple at rehearsal on Wednesday, but no dice.
In a fit of bravado, I decided to make a new one. Before rehearsal on Sunday. Scratch often calls me the Fastest Needle in the East, so why not test the veracity of that title once again? He thought it was a bad idea, so of course I had to run with the plan.
I had a pattern I wanted to use, but the last time I tried it, the bodice gaped badly. Fortunately I have a new dressmaker’s mannequin to help with fitting.
Friday night, I cut the bodice lining and started altering it. Saturday I bought my fabric, cut everything out, and started sewing everything. Eventually I broke 4 needles sewing the skirt together, quit and went to sleep. Sunday there was more bodice fitting, zipper setting, and the creation of a wearable garment. A pretty nice one, if unfinished.
Because I was both arrogant and under the gun, I started on the hem treatment. What I really needed to do was set it all aside, take some time to think, and go to rehearsal with a partially done, but wearable dress. What I ended up doing was cursing a lot and making some really dumb decisions.
At rehearsal, my dress was duly admired and I was given some good suggestions for fixing the hem treatment and some additional improvements.
What am I doing today? Ripping off the hem treatment. What will I be doing before Wednesday? Fixing my dumb mistakes. When do you get to see the dress? April 6th.
Oh, The Glamourous Life! 
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