My obsession with photography stopped for a while while I was busy with sewing. Yeah been busy sewing like crazy as if I am in the mood to finish the gown for my daughter. Yesterday I was halfway through my sewing craziness when husband came home from work way too early. I wonder why. Then he told me that there are too many workers in the house they were doing carpentry work. Too many cabinets to be set up in the kitchen. The electrician and his helpers were there to connect wirings, etc, etc.
Oh well it's a house not a building so the place is too small for all of them. Then I showed the gown I was making and he frowned a bit and said I should buy my daughter a better nicer beautiful gown. I think he can't see the beauty of the gown because it's not really finish yet and maybe because of the color of the fabric. I know such a lame color blue. The color of the blue sky or the color of the blue sea when the blue sky as it reflects on water. Reflection. Boring? Oh wait till it's finished I told myself. What could be the best color for a gown? A party night gown? I know you'll say pink! Pink for girls. Or dark fuschia. Like a bright raspberry color. Violet or purple seemed to be the most elated favorably the choice of ladies over 15 years old. Actually over twenty. Not too many wear yellow or green. However black is most desired by women older than 30. Red? Hmmmm....not my type of color for gowns. It's really a bright color and it has bad meaning for some of us. Not with the Chinese though RED is the color of money and strength. Just like orange, red has the strong color of beauty...for the Chinese. I'm not Chinese. My relatives are Chinese. Few of them. My daughter is less than twenty years old and she should wear color that matches her age I think.
I tried to show her my dress, the party dress that I have in the closet and let her choose the color she likes. She had chosen the bright pink dress (almost like a fuschia) made of fine satin with fine expensive lace on it. I had it made by a seamstress when I was in the Philippines years ago. Quite an expensive fabric. I bought it in a fabric store in Greenbelt, Makati. She likes the ones with lace. Okay I'll remember that.
Continued sewing again. This time I will have this blue gown just as a "pattern." If she doesn't like it then maybe she'll change her mind one of these days. Who knows eh?
Busy. Busy. Busy.
P.S. Photo of the blue satin gown?
Later when I'm finished with the appliques, beads and pearls.
