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A few weeks ago my sewing teacher Sumie Tachibana, mentioned that she was working with a local boutique, Subdivision on producing a runway show here in L.I.C. Even cooler was that it’s to be held at The Foundry, the venue where Sami and I were married. She said that she was thinking of having her students present pieces for the show. I tried not to jump up and down like a 4th grader, but I was superpsyched by the idea. I really wanted to take part. So she confirmed a few days later and I started sending her patterns and ideas. I bought a vintage sari and during my last lesson we sketched out the final design for the dress, utilizing much of the sari in funky ways, and customizing the look. I’m really pleased with what we came up with…

What i’ve been doing the last few days is basically restructuring the dress from the original pattern into the design we worked on. Right now it’s still in muslin. it’s kind of a challenge for me because I only know that basics of pattern alteration and Sumie’s away for the holiday so I’m doing a certain amount of guess work. It’s good though, because I’m forced to figure it out, which is great because I’m learning alot, I have to say. So here it is so far….More as it progresses!

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