Sew Houkje Doin' Houkje?

Gosh, I haven't posted in nearly 6 months! I wish that I had loads of garments to show to make up for my absence, but even that is not the case...

It's been busy in our little household though! My WM and I have decided to get married this year, and on the 8th of August our big day will take place. I will be making my own wedding dress from a gorgeous orange dupioni silk (impossible to photograph), and have set aside 6 days for the sewing in early July. I know that doesn't sound a lot, but it's not going to be a very complicated dress, and I've already made the muslin(s). I've chosen Vogue 2883 because a halterneck dress is one of the very few dresses I can wear without looking too "matronly". I guess I just don't have a "dress form" ha ha!

I am also looking forward to making a coat from "Patrones" magazine in the mini coat sew along with Melissa and Zoe. Zoe let me borrow her Patrones Extra magazine, and I must have traced over 20 patterns of jackets, trousers, skirts, and more jackets. And of course the coat that we will be sewing.

I seem to have a few problems with my posting, but as soon as I have solved that, I will upload pictures and links.