Unfortunately, Tiger met with a car accident and was whisked off to Doggy Heaven a few days before I was born.
Do you believe in reincarnation or animal spirits? I don't, though I feel the urge to cuddle every pug I see. Maybe it's the invisible thread of destiny linking me to Tiger.
Chinese people have this superstition, that women should look at "pretty" things when they are pregnant so that the baby would be a beautiful one.
*snorts*
I was watching pug videos throughout my 3rd trimester and look at how she turned out!
Pinch those cheeks!!! (Hers, not mine. Don't touch my face, you.)
I don't have many regrets in life, but I really should have bought the entire bolt when I saw this fabric in the shop. It's OOS now, and everywhere else :(
My favourite is the rare silver pug! Check out that adorable pug head tilt. This is a Michael Miller quilting cotton called Pugs and Kisses (in seafoam).
We love our pug, Momo.
My pug!
Secretly taking Momo to the back for a bath
Also to showcase the airy back of her dress, which is the shortened version of the Tallulah (a.k.a. the baby Lucy halter) which is available as a printed pattern in the Girls' World sewing book. This was a really quick sew with only 3 pattern pieces. The skirt portion is made from a gathered rectangle instead of the A-line that is provided because I think it looks cuter and poofier like that. Her bamboo knit tights were also put together rather quickly and finished with a yoga band rather than elastic. It's so comfortable that she wants to wear this to sleep!
I didn't have enough fabric to make a dress, but I think this looks ok as a top as well. I need tops anyway, dresses aren't all that practical when playing rough and tumble with a 5-year old and a boisterous pug!
The Jamie pattern was actually the very first Sis Boom / Scientific Seamstress pattern that I really liked, but did not purchase it because I though it looked similar to the usual pillowcase tops that beginners make. I was also thinking of how similar this is compared with the Carolina Mae, which already have. How silly I was.
This is actually a beautiful (and rather complicated) pattern, that has nothing in common with a pillowcase top! The fitting and construction was a little more difficult than the CM, which is quite surprising since this is considered to be a 'beginner's' pattern.
As usual, I was too lazy to make a toile. SO OBTUSE, GZ.
The waistband ended up too tight, the sleeves too wide and the elastic (along the top front and back) far too long. And to make things worse, I had forgotten to prewash my fabric. Feeling like the end of the world, I threw the ill-fitting tunic into my pile of failures and distracted myself from my misery by watching movie trailers on Youtube.
And then the good fairy whispered into my ear that all is not lost - it is still possible to save this. So after a good night's rest and with the determination of a hungry puppy, I attacked the blouse with my weary seam ripper and made the necessary adjustments. There were hardly any scrap pieces left after making the Tallulah, but because I'd turned one of the sleeves into two, I was able to cut out 2 x 1" strips from the other sleeve strap to add to the waistband width. It's not a professional finish but at least I now have a wearable, comfortable PUG tunic!
