Crepe dress - first muslin

OMG. This dress is going to take some work, and it's supposed to be for beginners...maybe for beginners that aren't quite as large as me..definitely will have to add length to the bodice, probably an FBA and quite possibly some additional width. However, I am NOT doing any of this on a Sunday night - this will wait for an evening this week, or Christmas day. Or, if Congress doesn't pass another continuing resolution by midnight Tuesday, I'll more sewing time...

Here's the front shot of my muslin, the others are on Gertie's flickr page. Sewing was much easier when I had a teenager's body.....

Where's the original tissue??

I took a bodice fitting class at G Street Fabrics. As you can tell by the pics, I had to do some significant adjustments....Ended up making 2 muslins of this...I'm hoping this will help me with the adjustments I will need to do with EACH AND EVERY PATTERN I SEW! Ok, vent over...but the chance to have clothes that actually fit will be worth the hassle.. Also, I've been on a vintage pattern buying spree - here's pic of one I really like - think it would be great for the office, a nice change from my normal boring accountant-type suit...

Testing the waters....

Have been thinking about blogging for a few months...However, I'm not really a writer, not sure anyone would bother reading this, etc, etc... But, what the hell? Maybe this will give me the jumpstart I need to start finding my creative voice, the one that's been lost in this once way too busy cpa. For the first time in my career, I now have a job that doesn't require a ton of overtime. So, I would like to use this available time to create - to take up sewing again, learn to knit better, do some home improvement projects. Please comment so I don't feel like I'm alone here in blogger world.....