Well, there it is...

The gala outfit is careening toward "real costume" status. This evening I have satisfied two of the four requirements: I bled on it and I have ripped out a major part that needs redoing.

Isn't that special?

And just for general curiosity, how in blazes is anyone supposed to get anything sewn with that damn Harry Potter book staring at me? I'm stealing moments with it at lunchtime and trying to avert my eyes in the evening so I'm not naked in 10 days. It ain't easy, especially since it seems all of you lot have finished it already!

All your sewing is done then? Is it? Hem hem?