paletot progress

To console myself for having to miss the pumpkin tea this year I actually did some sewing.



All that's left is sewing on the frog closures, the band around the bottom of the sleeves and fixing the back oops...



What back oops you ask? Well when I shorted the waist I had to shorten the waist on the skirt too to make the curve match...and then my plaid became unmatched and I ended up with a very strange stripe...



Ooopsie...but overall I'm pretty pleased with it. It's very cozy. Tomorrow I'm hoping to fully finish it. except maybe the frogs as I have to buy those at work. And I don't feel like going in BEFORE work to buy them then go home and sew them on then back to work. so everything BUT the frogs tomorrow! 

goal accomplished

Paletot is DONE sans frogs and it needs a good lint rolling...pictures when I get the frogs. But for now I just wanted to be proud that ONE of the garments I need for Gettysburg is done.

MUST make:

1. Ballgown- Skirt is done, bodice needs boning and eyelets


2. Day gown- using ballgown skirt, bodice not touched


3. Paletot- Just needs frogs!


4. mandie_rw's sontag- halfway up the back

Would really really really like to make:

1. Giant shawl - DONE


2. Sontag- DONE


3. Sortie cap- body is knit need to bind off and gather


4. Wrapper- not started


5. flannel bloomers- not started '

Three weeks to go....starting to panic!