Finished most recent client project last week, and I also finished my retro skirt(s) for the wedding, so I've been working on UFO's, that is to say, personal projects that have been cut out and waiting around.
First up was a blouse cut out from a Butterick 'Retro' reissue from 1944 (pattern 6700, issued in the late 90s or early '00s, now out of print). I made it up in a bright blue-red iridescent satiny fabric. The blouse is a wrapover style that fastens with an inside tie and snaps on the left hip and at the centre front. It has a circular ruffle at the bottom edge and a bow over the snaps that can be made in contrasting material (I made the blouse all the same material) and could be made with short or long sleeves. I made it with short sleeves. The fabric was very slippery and fussy to work with, but the blouse turned out lovely, and will be nice to have for any incidental parties during the holiday season.
The UFO I'm currently working on is an Amy Butler pattern, the Betty Shopper bag that I cut out some months ago in Alexander Henry allover bats print (ivory/black) for the outer fabric and some black & cream hallowe'en print from Joann's for the lining, with black & white striped cotton for the pocket panels.
I've also started drafting up the patterns for my interpretation of an 1878 suit from Harper's Bazar that I'm planning to make up in a black/purple/white plaid and black velvet. I'm hoping to have it ready for 8th December. I may also make an evening outfit for 8th december, as that's the husband's work holiday 'do, and I've worn victorians to those in the past to good acclaim. If I commit to the 8th december thing for victorians, I'll need to stay with it for the entire day, and if I do 1878 during the day, I should think I'd want to stay with it pretty much the whole time. ;) So, maybe a dinner dress. I've got a lovely green brocade....
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