The Bustle!!!!

Alright!! I love the way the bustle turned out! It is so much fun to swish around in and a really great thing about it is that you can sit with not adjustments and no problems! It is defiantly as good as the advertisement said it was.  Here is a side view.

All the ruffles are finished on top and bottom with tine little seams.

Here is an inside view....so cool!! all the seams are french seams. As you can see I have to steam it out to get it all laying flat but that's pretty much all that's left. Now all I have to do is to make a dress for over the top....hhmmm.

 I love the dresses from 'a Ghost in Monte Carlo' and am thinking I will make one like seen on the movie.

YUMMMM!!!! 

And here is a sneak peak on my current project I'm working on.....

Epic

I dressed up with a friend today and it was..."EPIC"! wink wink

I only made the jacket and flower hat for myself. It's amazing how many green I have that don't really go together.....especially in this lighting! They looked a lot better in real life although not so good that you would say 'hhmm I love these shades together! I'm going to wear them all the time!'. It was a lot of fun dressing up with a friend..we should do it more often!

Progress Report: Saree and bustle what a weird combination!

    What a weird combination to be working on at the same time. A Saree and a Victorian bustle. Only shows that it takes all kinds and that I have a very wide selection in my taste in clothing...among other things. (you should see my music collection! O_O )
  Here is an update on the original design by myself inspired by the Hindi Saree. I love the clothing they wear! Bollywood clothing is to die for.  the outfit is not done yet I still have to tailor it and do the finishing touche but I'm almost there!

I'm still working on exactly how I want it. It might change a little or a lot between now and the finish line but that's half the fun!
  Next we have the bustle skit I'm working on. I got the pattern and the boning in the mail the other week but just a few days ago I found an almost brand new queen size sheet for $2!! I washed, ironed, and got to work. :D

 It took up most all of my floor space.

 And this is how much was left after all the cutting. About 1/4 of the sheet.

Isn't it crazy how these little pieces take up about 3/4 of a sheet?

New Pillbox Hat.

ALRIGHT!! I FINALLY got the picture that I was supposed to get AGES ago!  Here is the picture of the pillbox hat I made in emerald green with peacock feathers and a small brass flower and gear.

So much going on! I am currently working on an original design inspired the saree and I think it's turning out...hehe. I also got my "grand bustle" pattern and boning in the mail from Truly Victorian and I  can't wait to get started working on that!
I spent a few hour the other day cleaning my sewing room because even I didn't know where anything was. (and let me tell you, when I don't know where anything is in there it's BAD!). It got pretty bad in there because for about 3 months I was only home on the weekend and just didn't feel like I had the time to put patterns, measuring tape, scrap material, etc. away when I was working in there. Yeah, bad idea. but I found the room again! And the floor! WOW!
 I also made 14 "dressy dish towels" for Mother's Day for the women in our church. It took a lot of time but was fun and totally worth the time and energy! I'm hoping to get some pictures up in a few days. That's all for now. Stay tuned!