Tea Bodice from..heck!

[Mrs. V]

If you sew, you know that some patterns give you more instructions than others, and woe betide you if you buy "used"..Which is what I did. Instructions were scant..as in here are the pieces! Any way, I made the muslin it fit..but I didn't factor in the back pleat which when sewn really changes the fit. I wound up adding a panel in front, which I then trimmed so that it's less obvious I made a mistake..now watch, I will lose weight, and have to tear the front apart again!!

Anyway, here is my flannel winter day dress. Red and moss green on a cream background.

 

[donna]

I really like it. Love the red check. Great job.

 

[dlofting]

I don't sew but really like what I see in the photo you posted. I do understand what it's like to cope with less than adequate instructions and think you did a great job.

 

[lupaglupa]

I think this makes it more authentic! Think how often women of the Civil War era had to make do with partial patterns and they certainly resewed their mistakes - who could waste good fabric?

 

[donna]

I meant to say your tree is very pretty.

 

[PrivateBrooke]

I think this makes it more authentic! Think how often women of the Civil War era had to make do with partial patterns and they certainly resewed their mistakes - who could waste good fabric?

There's at least one Richmond jacket that has a patch of jeans sewed on the arm and dyed to match the color of the EAC the rest of the jacket was made of....and this patch takes up a large portion of the underside of the arm. Ir's believed it was issued from the depot in this condition, not a field repair. So a possible example of of a fixed mistake.

Mrs V you did a great job, and the beauty of underclothing is that it's not something most will see to be able to tell you goofed!

 

[Mrs. V]

Here is a selfie I did with this dress worn with a hoop, filler for the neckline, and the head piece I made.

 

[lupaglupa]

Here is a selfie I did with this dress worn with a hoop, filler for the neckline, and the head piece I made.
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Looks great!