I am Stuck

I sip a cup of Evening in Missoula--a wonderful herbal tea from Montana Tea and Spice Company--and await my next turn pinning. Jessie sews, I pin, and the couture goes on. We're still not done and everything was due today, but we are almost there! The shirt is done save for the buttons. The pants are done save for the hem and the button on the fly. Jessie is sewing the vest and the lining together and as soon as she finishes we'll turn it right side out and do the last two seams. Then there'll be nothing but the button holes, buttons and topstitching. That leaves the white brocade dress which has a little gold shoulder ruffle to sew on, a hook in the back, the hem (after the fitting tomorrow) and some gold and blue glitz. And then there's the Great Big Ballgown. The skirt lining is pinned to the bodice lining, waiting for J to sew.

Both cats are on the table with the sewing machine trying their best to help J. Kaiju thinks the best way to help her is by lying on whatever she's sewing. The little kitty thinks moving thread, pins, fingers, whatever, is the best cat toy ever and made for her claws. When helping Jessie sew pales, she'll turn her attention to Kaiju and they'll commence WWIII (with vocals!) on the table. Eventually they'll get tired and Kaiju will sleep (with much disgruntlement NOT on the fabric being sewed) on a nice woven alpaca rug I haven't finished on the sewing table and Pavlova will curl up in a little wicker basket on the other side of the machine. As we have now been sewing going on 11 hours, there have been many sleep and play cycles.
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More time has passed. More seams have been sewn. Still not finished. Tomorrow. Please by all that's holy. Tomorrow.