Look at me posting again (post ACG Victorian Picnic)
Had a great time (although hot) at the Victorian Picnic last weekend.
My mini me wanted to come and I was going to make her a new bustle dress but the inspiration and motivation just wasn't there. I happened to take out her older sisters corset I made about 5 years ago, we tried it on and bingo it fit.
This got me thinking...... mmmmm if she fits the corset just maybe she might fit the bustle dress I made for her sister as well .... mmmmm.
So we tried it on and it was a little big but not too bad that a bit of tweaking and taking up wouldn't suffice.
The issue I have with that dress is that I trimmed it in a very light weight (and white) cotton muslin that just fell apart. So I decided to re-trim the dress.
Another stroke of luck was that shopping for fabric we came across some striped cotton that matched perfectly (and I really mean perfectly).
So mini me has a new dress that she can grow into. The only thing I didn't get to do was cuffs which I can certainly make at another time.
So piccies ... here we are with my RIFF group who attended.
(I know, I know mini me should be wearing a petticoat but for the life of me I couldn't get her in one - it was a rather hot day and she WAS coming IN COSTUME so I wasn't going to push it)
I wore my purple bustle dress for a 4th outing.
Highlight was seeing Kerry and Mel's new bustle dresses - simply gorgeous and has inspired me to make another one (just bought Frances Grimbles book *squeee*)
My mini me wanted to come and I was going to make her a new bustle dress but the inspiration and motivation just wasn't there. I happened to take out her older sisters corset I made about 5 years ago, we tried it on and bingo it fit.
This got me thinking...... mmmmm if she fits the corset just maybe she might fit the bustle dress I made for her sister as well .... mmmmm.
So we tried it on and it was a little big but not too bad that a bit of tweaking and taking up wouldn't suffice.
The issue I have with that dress is that I trimmed it in a very light weight (and white) cotton muslin that just fell apart. So I decided to re-trim the dress.
Another stroke of luck was that shopping for fabric we came across some striped cotton that matched perfectly (and I really mean perfectly).
So mini me has a new dress that she can grow into. The only thing I didn't get to do was cuffs which I can certainly make at another time.
So piccies ... here we are with my RIFF group who attended.
(I know, I know mini me should be wearing a petticoat but for the life of me I couldn't get her in one - it was a rather hot day and she WAS coming IN COSTUME so I wasn't going to push it)
I wore my purple bustle dress for a 4th outing.
Highlight was seeing Kerry and Mel's new bustle dresses - simply gorgeous and has inspired me to make another one (just bought Frances Grimbles book *squeee*)
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