The Dress

Because the room is so dark, the day light did not wake me up. It was almost 8. So I read until
9, daring the rain to stop me. But it held off until I finished. Then I had breakfast and perused e-mail. Cathy called once and I called her once. My phone died and I put it on the charger. I sent an e-mail to the Pfaff man to get our parts back, and I got an e-mail from the Community Connections that we are not eligible to advertise in "A Glance at Yongsan" for free. Bummer. It is just an e-mail they send out, wouldn't cost them anything to add a few lines. And we are a community service, a not-for-profit group. About 2:45 I pushed myself away from the computer and went to Itaewon to pick up my dress. It was raining lightly on and off. I sat in the store while we waited for the tailor to come. He had my dress in a bag. I tried it on, and both the tailor and the proprietor told me how good it looked. See for yourself, but I think it makes me look older and wider. This man is the tailor and he only makes ladies clothes. I was assured that he is the best. The dress seems a little big to me but he said a dress made of silk should not be tight. The proprietor put the dress in a suit bag to keep it clean and dry. I took it home and hung it in the closet. When Chris came home, he saw it and was concerned that I wasn't too happy with it. When I complained that it made me look older, he said I was older. Do I slap him now or later? He made bison for supper and since Michele wasn't home, we used that time wisely ;) Chris said he was surprised that I ordered such a plain style of dress. He couldn't verbalize what he had in mind, so I got out my dress patterns to show him. I was inspired to make another dress, but this time it would be like the red one I showed the tailor, which he (the tailor) talked me out of. We ate supper and then Michele came home. I made another purple and green block and added my 4 new blocks to the quilt. Now is it finished, or does it need a border? I put on a movie called "Wake" in my sewing room. I ironed the dress pattern and cut out the pieces. Then I did some measuring. According to my measurements and the measurements on the back of the pattern envelop, I need to make a size 18. Can that possibly be true? This is why I gave up making clothes from patterns. In the past I have made the large size indicated and then it was too big so what is a person supposed to do? At 10 Chris got a call from an interviewer for a job in Washington. He did not think it went well. Now I think I am ready for bed.