Gallery of Finished Projects

[Valencia]

I am declaring the 1880 Victorian done for the time being. I eventually want to add a short ruffled black trim to the bottom of the overskirt, but that's on hold until I figure out how to use my shiny new ruffler, lol.... and now I'm not sure this dress even needs it. So we'll see.

[Lady Kathleen of Olmsted]

]Well done Valencia!!!

I finished cutting out the first of 3 Victorian ensembles for a play that I am doing the costuming for. The Bell shaped skirt pattern was so big, the fabric was not wide enough. So I drew an a-line skirt onto plaid Taffeta, made marks for darts instead. Should look nice regardless.

[Kate XXXXXX]

Gorgeous!  I still envy you the colour...   

[Valencia]

Gorgeous!  I still envy you the colour...   

Thank you!!! I still love the color, which is saying a lot after the hours spent looking at it, lol.... I'm thinking I'm going to make a ball gown bodice in black with the amethyst trim to go with this, and a black butterfly train... I love the amethyst, but the black really makes it pop.

[Auryn]

Valencia, the entire ensemble is beautiful and the lines on that jacket are just wonderful.

[operafantomet]

Loving it!

[LadyShadow]

Very lovely. I like the color and Jacket.

[Sorcha]

Nice lines Valencia!  Lovely fit!
I especially like your little furry supervisor in the second photo 

[Anna Iram]

Valencia, it's certainly beautiful just the way it is, but a black trim along the edge of the overskirt would look really nice I think.

[Valencia]

Nice lines Valencia!  Lovely fit!
I especially like your little furry supervisor in the second photo 

LOL!! He's actually a hairless dog, the only real hair he has is on his head, that's why he's in jammies. He's my little bald supervisor, lol   He's really funny - whenever I take pictures of my outfits, on the dressmaker form or on me, he tries to photobomb my pics. I have a pic of just the petticoat, and it looks like he's heeling to the dummy, lol.... 

Anna Iram, I picked up thick black ribbon yesterday afternoon, I think I AM going to add it - I agree with you, I think it will look better with it.  So thank you for the push.

[Valencia]

This is the picture of the petticoat that goes under the Victorian, and the naked dog. I'd taken his jammies off to get him to go sunbathe, because he turns a weird liver grey color in the winter. He's a gorgeous dark chocolate color with his suntan. But he wanted to hang out with the dresses and take pictures, lol

[Kate XXXXXX]

Looks like he likes to get in on the sewing/pics as much as Cornflake!   

I completed my Banyan yesterday:

     

The brocade is silk and metallic thread, the lining is polycotton sheeting.  It should be wide enough to go over my pocket hoops for going down to breakfast!

[operafantomet]

That banyan rocks my socks! It would be so much easier to get up in the morning if I could start the day in such an outfit... 

I've made garters for my Italian dresses. And no, I do not plan to use them with pajama and slippers in the future... There's more info on them here, if anyone wants more backgroun info: http://operafantomet.livejournal.com/228251.html

[Kate XXXXXX]

They are very wicked.  I may have to steal this idea in the future.

[Anna Iram]

Same here. I love the idea.