No longer working on the Big Project. That got cancelled a couple of weeks ago due to reasons beyond the clients' control (I don't hold this against them, they made it very clear to me that this wasn't my fault, and they felt terrible about it). The bride has found another gown, and we're still going to the wedding. The muslin has been disassembled and the larger pieces are going to be repurposed along with the leftover muslin, most likely for victorian underthings, since they'll be needed in lighter colours for summer/lighter coloured outer garments to prevent show-through.

Now I'm working on a project for a friend, deemed 'Edwardian Gothic Cupcake Dreams'. She came to me for a blouse, bringing me a lovely black on black striped cotton in a voile weight. We decided on a semi-fitted bodice shape with a high collar and large, leg-o-mutton sleeves with fitted long lower sleeves. She liked the skirts I was wearing that day, a full underskirt of silver silk dupioni with a gathered hem ruffle, with an overskirt of black & white pinstripe that had two drawstrings in front to pull the skirt up to show off the underskirt.

I decided I'd make her a similar set, using some black with pink pinstripe material I had in my stash. My pinstripe skirt was a purchased find in Philadelphia, so I made a pattern from it for my friend's skirt. For her underskirt we ordered from Silkbaron.com four yards of 54" wide dupioni in Roseberry, which is a GORGEOUS baby pink with fuschia crossweave, resulting in a gorgeous bright shock pink. I decided to make it a complete 'outfit', so I'm also making her a fitted waistcoat from the pinstripe, with lapels & welts of the pink silk.

She'll definitely have the blouse for Whitby, hopefully the rest of the kit, too. :)

For myself, I've got a skirt from a vintage 1958 Simplicity pattern, a pencil skirt that ends in a circular flounce at the hem. I'm planning to make it to wear to that wedding mentioned above. ;) I've got a killer fitted corset-back jacket to wear with it, that shows off the bird tattoos nicely (it's already been vetted by the bride & groom, no worries there!)- I just need to change out the buttons on the jacket, it came with gold-trimmed buttons, and I found some lovely victorianesque black jeweled buttons to use, instead.