a new project

[robinsnest]

I feel like I haven't blogged about or made a new costume in ages, and I was on such a roll this year! I have one more week before I start classes for the fall so it's time to think about what's on my event plate. 

1. Belvidere/madamekat's victorian party - NEW DRESS (more on that later)
2. Germantown - if it's warm I'll wear the chemise, if it's cold either the evil teal dress or possibly my francaise weather dependant
3. Can't think of anything else, but I'm sure I'm forgetting something.

For Belvidere (which you ALL should come to) I think I'm going to make this blue dress with the blue taffeta I got too late to use last year. It's a synthetic but it's a really good synthetic and frankly I'm a broke student the stash is where it's at. 



I don't have as much fabric as I'd really like to so I'm going to have to be thrifty with my cutting. I plan to make the base skirt out of a matching colored cotton then apply on the rhomus shaped appliques and the bottom pleats. I'm going to start with the bottom layered skirt from TV208 as I have it in my grubby hands and that's a good enough place to start! 

Comments

[quincy134.livejournal.com]

That inspiration pic is so pretty!

[sewloud.livejournal.com]

thanks! Kat found it for me so I can take zero credit on that front.

[the-aristocat.livejournal.com]

Sounds and looks extremely promising.

[sewloud.livejournal.com]

here's hoping it comes out like it is in my head! one never really knows.

[mandie-rw.livejournal.com]

Oooh, I like that dress! (Attacking small children with birds optional, though, right? haha) I was going to be good and not try and do a new Victorian on top of everything else I have to sew in the next two months...but since I decided against the riding habit for Germantown, I have time now, right? And you've put me in the mood to go through my image collection...

Well, I found a fashion plate I like so....xD I'm hopeless!

[sewloud.livejournal.com]

you knoooow you wanna...so what's your fashion plate?

[mandie-rw.livejournal.com]

An early '70s La Mode Illustree plate (of course I've already started posting about it...and as soon as I finish dinner, sewing it!)

[madamekat.livejournal.com]

Fabulous dress, and I love your economical way of approaching it!

By the way, there's talk of skipping Germantown this year. Discuss.

[sewloud.livejournal.com]

oh? is there talk of substituting something else? perhaps New Hope or other?

[madamekat.livejournal.com]

No, no talk of anything else. Jessica doesn't have time to go, and honestly, it's not that awesome of an event, so I won't miss it. Gives me a free weekend to relax and not have to rush off somewhere :)

[blackcat452.livejournal.com]

Lovely pic, I'm sure it will be beautiful!