Part One, wherein I FAIL to sew ALL THE THINGS
Yup, I'm starting on the low note here, so I can only go up from here!
The teal dress is the least finished what I wore over the weekend, and therefore I didn't get any solo shots of it. (Plus is was raining buckets that day, not entirely conducive to good photos.)
The plaid vest has no closures yet, and when I put it on it was a little tight at the bust, so I need to lower my dart points a little. The sleeve heads on the bolero need some work as well, as they wound up too full, despite me altering the pattern to allow for only 1" of ease at the head. The easing instead looks like shirring, and I don't like it at all. I just need to take the sleeves off and take them in again.
It also needs a collar and cuffs. I think what my eventual plan will be is to just make a blouse to go under it, with the collar attached there instead of to the bolero. And then if I need to I can take the bolero off and not be bare armed.
Otherwise I do like how this outfit came out! It just needs finishing. I also need to check the skirt again for staining. I wore it Saturday during the downpours, and the entire front of the skirt got soaked. That's why I'm in the back of the tintype, because on the solid fabric the wet parts were significantly darker. My hair also looks super flat in this photo, which I'm also blaming on the rain!
Coming Soon: Part Two, maybe fancy dress? TBD
