plotting

padawansguide inspired me to take a look at the upcoming schedule and boy is it packed!!!

November 4- Going to the New Hope Reenactment with mandie_rw and hiraimi going to have to fish something out of the closet, either the yucky teal anglaise or maybe try to wedge into the horribly fitted jacket. Options are horribly fitting or horribly fitting....or wear my francaise (well HELLO re-enactors, don't mind me...) or chemise gown (well HELLO re-enactors don't mind me freezing my tush off)

November 10- Pumpkin tea! Working on finishing up the plaid regency. Should have no problems as it's just a regency. 

November 17- Rememberance weekend in Gettysburgh with mandie_rw, need to confirm as she's all worky worky now. I have the brown 1840s which may have to do, but I'd LOVE to have time to whip up Simplicity 3727 I've fantasized about it since the day it came out! and I probably should figure out a hat...damn hats. 

December 13- Cairnwood by Candlelight. I do so LOVE this event. Just going to wear the purple victorian with the ballgown bodice and new overskirt. 

December 29- Georgian Tea. I'd love to go but I'd be surprised if we're home from AZ yet. If I do manage to go I'll wear the obnoxious plaid regency. 

January 12- Rockwood Victorian Ball. I'd really LIKE to go but it all depends on finances. Again I could easily wear the purple Victorian or if something takes my fancy before then start something new. 

January 26- Titanic exhibit. I'm just going to rewear the titanic dress I made for the dinner at Dress U. As I was so kindly informed it's not really evening wear anyway :-p 

Somewhere in here is Victorian skating....guess I need to make something new for that.

February 2- Regency card party. I've having wild fantasies about an Orange Gown. So I'm going to say probably new orange dress for this. 

March 9- Francaise dinner, the plan is for me to re-wear (and I love it so no problems there) and make Rob a suit so he can join this year. Is it sad I think menswear is harder than a new française would be?

wowee I better get back to sewing! Well first I have to go to the bank and take the recycling. THEN I shall sew. 

*grumble*

well the plaid dress is in the naughty pile, the lining and the bodice are refusing to play nice. so I started trying things on for Sunday. Lets see brown jacket is hooooooorible. And it never really closed so shocking it still doesn't really fit. I could make a stomacher for it and just poke through the fabric and lace over that....or I could do what I'm doing and be taking the sleeves out of the evil teal anglaise for what the 3rd? 4th? time. evil. Looking at it with fresh eyes I definitely need to shift the sleeve fullness forward, take a dart in the strap to change the angle (it will look like it has a seperate strap piece) cut new sleeves with more width for my chubby arms and scoop the armscyes lower.  I have no idea if all that is doable by close of business Saturday. But if it's not I'll just wear the brown jacket open with a giant fichu. I wish I thought short gowns weren't hideous.

step 1...pick, pick, pick.