Making Progress

[nuranar]

1. Finish petticoat.
2. Box up petticoat and batiste.
3. Take to the post office.
4. Get the envelope chemise printed.
5. Make the 1920s bandeau. - More than halfway done! Just need to do some binding and the hooks and eyes.
6. Fit the robe de style bodice.
7. Draft templates for the beading areas.
8. Sketch at least one beading pattern.
9. Make the pannier.
10. Order the rest of the crepe de chine and some extra lawn from Dharma.
11. Draft the skirt.
12. Make the 1910s brassiere.
13. Assemble the 1910s corset (as far as possible until the busk/boning arrives).
14. Learn the new sewing machine feet: ruffler, tucker, and hemstitcher.
15. Make 1810s strapped petticoat from pimatex.
16. Start on beading a test piece.
17. Gather pieces for 1780s shift and cut neckline.
18. Wait to finish corset before drafting/cutting the princess slip, the petticoat, and the negligee.

I've also corralled all my remaining pattern pieces into the nice new baggies I ordered off ebay last week. It's awesome to have all my patterns and instruction sheets put away finally, or at least in a neat stack for those I'm planning to use.

Currently I'm alternating between Hogan's Heroes in the living room (and, uh, Starsky & Hutch when it's on TV) and the A&E Nero Wolfe series on DVD in the sewing room. It's a really great series. If you can look past the women's costumes (which are very stylishly Vintage Inspired slash Retro and rarely include any actual vintage pieces, except for occasional awesome 1940s hats with vaguely 50s-styled clothing) and hair (which is almost always too long and too loose, except for random marcel waving on the 50s stage actress) and music (which is mostly modern big band swing with occasional forays into the 30s and even 20s).  But I'm used to that now. The acting, sets, and filming are great, the stories are extremely faithfully adapted, and it's a lot of fun to watch.

And although it'll be well into the 80s today (probably upper 80s at my house), it's still early enough in the year that the mornings are pleasantly cool. It's 10 AM and still in the mid/low 70s! I love sewing with the windows and doors open.