Llyra-fantasyfae

Tomorrow will be another round of first days. I have two classes on Mon./Wes, with one of them on Friday also. Then I have two more on Tuesday and Thursday. I can tell the 45 min drive one way will get old fast. So far its good. My one gripe is actually pretty big though. I bought the 200 (and some) dollar book for the class only to find out today all I need from it is the $85 online pass code. The one inside the wrapped package that once opened cannot be returned. With the code I can access the book online and all my homework and quizzes will use the program. The teacher flat out said not to even bother bringing the book to class. *head/desk* I am irritated. If I wanted an online class that is what I would be doing. The reason I wanted to take a face to face class was so I could bring my book, paper, pencil and learn from the teacher. AND the extra $100+ could have been used to buy new pretties for my Explorer or if I go the unselfish route boots for Hubby's Ren faire outfit. *grrrrrrrrr*
Okay enough complaining. I am blessed to be even able to attend school. Everything else so far seems good.
After I completed my homework and ate dinner I actually had about 1 1/2-2 hours till bed so I put more work into the petticoat. I thought that it would take me a day tops. I was sadly mistaken. :) I am flat-felling all the seams and making things look pretty.  I was a little confused by the waistband directions, or lack of I should say. So I had sized up the waistband thinking it need to be my waist size. Then realized there was a back and front seam and I think I am suppose to cut two of them. Then I wasn't sure if I should have adjusted the waist. And looking at the sketch, I was even more confused because it looks like the yoke part is only on one half of the petticoat. Which if that is the case I wouldn't even begin to know what I was doing, especially with the added drawstring. SOOOOOO, I took my enlarged waistband, split my petticoat directly in half. Laid the waist band down alongside the top, and cut it to size with a seam allowance. I then cut three more of them so I could double it up. In my mind it makes sense. I now have a back and front seam like the pattern said. I have two layers so I can sandwich the petticoat body in between and make myself a drawstring channel. If I am wrong, I am going with the ignorance is bliss route. That part is all connected together. I also cut it down some. It was already at the top of my feet which is too long for the intended skirt, without adding a ruffle. Hopefully tomorrow will be another lax day of homework so I can get at the very least the ruffle attached.