More petticoat zzzz

[mandie_rw]

Since it was between continuing to fit the 1780s stays and making the petticoat for the 1780s outfit I wanna wear while being fabulous with rose_bertin this summer, and the petticoat was the easier way out...I've been working on that all day. I don't know why it takes me so damn long to make petticoats, but it does. And I don't even hand sew the side seams. *scowl* Am taking a break from seemingly endless pleating of blue silk shantung to note on here that I haven't done much. That's productive...

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[jennylafleur.livejournal.com]

How did I miss that orginial post? Anyway I had to chuckle since that is the pic is one of my favorites. I've had it up on my desktop for a while now and was sorry I didn't buy that coral from fabric.com to make it. Well I'm glad someone gets to make it! :P

[mandie-rw.livejournal.com]

=) I really had an "aha!" moment when browsing 18thc images that day...it's not often I actually have all the fabric for a dress that jumps out at me as Really Cool to make. And it's a totally obnoxious combination, too - in the best way! Gotta love period color combinations...I don't think I'd ever have put an orange(ish) and blue gown with a pink hat, but it totally works. XD

[heidilea.livejournal.com]

Nifty!

I probably won't be able to do much 18th century this summer. And something always keeps me from Bastille Day! This year it's Jim's cousins wedding, which I'm in.

[mandie-rw.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Aww, sad - I hate it when Real Life gets in the way of playing dress-up! ;) At least a wedding is a good reason to miss it...as long as it's a wedding you want to go to!