[DBlain]

I am so glad I can sew for Lola myself now, but I cannot do tutus and don't think I will ever try. Jacque of Bella's ran a sale on curly tutus for her birthday in March for $15.00. That is very cheap so I ordered two identical ones for Lola and her cousin Lucy to wear to the Rescues on the Runway party in NY this weekend.

LOL most of you know I am fussy and that I tell anyone that sews for me exactly what I want down to every detail (yes I am a PITA, LOL ask Aymee) but I will always pay extra. I wanted a lavender satin top that I would embellish like I have done with the harness vests and add my own bow. I sent her good quality satin and lining fabric, I also enclosed a stamped self addressed envelope so she could send me a few scraps of tulle color samples. I gave her exact dimensions of the bodice, and even how long to make the Velcro strip. Now that I sew I know what fits Lola best.

After asking a bunch of times where the tulle samples were she finally sends me the scraps, I tell her I don't like the tulle with the glitter since it looks more pink than lavender, I send her a picture of one of her dresses that has the color tulle I want.

Today I get the dresses:
1. The tutu is the color tulle I told her I did not want and just like I thought it would, it clashes with the lavender bodice.
2. I asked for a bodice that when laid flat measured 17.75" I get one that is 19"
3. I asked for a Velcro strip that measures 3.5" long, I get Velcro not even 3"

So now the bodice is way to loose. To make it fit I would have to cut it open, cut it down, remove and reattach the Velcro. I would be inclined to do that but don't feel like it since I don't like the color combination.

After thinking about this I asked her for a full refund. I also told her that if she wants the dresses back, I would send them to her if she reimbursed me about $8.00 for what I spent on material and mailings, or I would add an applique and a bow and send it to Yorkie Haven to sell at their pet expo. $8.00 will not cover what I spent yet in a way I still feel petty asking. $8.00 is not important to me, but in the past she has forgotten to add d ring holes, got sizes wrong, and even changed the direction of the Velcro which made other outfits not fit right, so I guess I am just fed up.

She is a nice lady so I feel crappy doing this but I am just so dang annoyed that I spent so much time on this and now have nothing to show for it. I think her problem is she sells so cheap and has gotten about 2 months behind in orders that she does not pay attention to customers requests. So my advice to you guys that are selling what you sew, do not sell yourself short. Make sure you ask enough for your items so you can take the time to pay attention to customer requests, because regardless how cheap something is, it is no good to someone if they don't like it or even worse if it does not fit.