I think I experienced close to a full-blown panic attack last night with my renaissance dress. I went to try it on with the sleeves sewn onto the bodice and it was too tight. I freaked out. I thought I was going to vomit, honestly.<\/p>\n
Fortunately, Terry has such a level head and made plans for what we could rip out and where we could shorten the seam allowances to help out. I was working with 5\/8″ seam allowances, so there’s plenty of room, it just meant I needed to rip out and resew some areas.<\/p>\n
Terry said that he would take care of it for me later (he was heading downstairs to relax and watch some TV for the rest of the night), but I’ve learned that the best way to approach a panic attack is to hit the issue head on, so I continued stitching and found the problem getting worse and worse.<\/p>\n
Bed time rolled around and I tried to sleep, but keep laying there, with my panic growing with every tick of the clock. I just kept thinking about how I was going to be in Terry’s way so he wouldn’t be able to finish his costume… blah, blah, blah. So, I got out of bed and started ripping the seams out on the too-tight sleeves, then resewed them with just a 3\/8″ seam allowance. Tried them on and it’s MUCH better. Thanks goodness! Crisis averted.<\/p>\n
Went back to bed and still couldn’t sleep. I laid there for at least another hour before I finally nodded off for good.<\/p>\n
So, I’m tired today and we had to drive separately into work today because we both had meetings scheduled all over the place. I think I may leave early so that I’m not driving home too tired. That way, I can get home earlier and maybe do some more work on the dress before Terry gets home and wants to use the sewing machine for his costume. <\/p>\n
Both of us have to be costumed and ready by Saturday. Wish us luck, please!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I think I experienced close to a full-blown panic attack last night with my renaissance dress. I went to try it on with the sleeves sewn onto the bodice and it was too tight. I freaked out. I thought I … Continue reading