Blasted Bodice 3/17/13

 The bodice came back. The one without the boning and bra cups fit much better than the one with, so that's the one I'm using for the pattern.

 Sarah and Courtney marked the sweetheart shape. Obviously, Sarah wants a deep one.

 They also, per my request, marked the  side and back lines. The dotted line on the bottom is wear the beads will stop. There will be a ribbon between the beads and the skirt.

I took it apart...

And made a new pattern, including the new lines. Now, much to my chagrin and frustration, I'm having a hard time getting it to fit right again with the new pieces. They ended up too big. And they have to be just right, because I will be cutting the silk for the beading and it's backing with that.

 (There was a huge disruption in my family's force today. Actually the entire week was hard that way. And sometimes that makes it hard to focus on the needful, doesn't it?)


Don't tell Sarah this, but I'm still working on the bead design. However, visions of paisley are dancing in my head and on my desktop. Pastor Ron's shirt gave me some inspiration this morning.

Goal: Get the pattern finalized, the silk and backing cut and basted together by 3/19. Start beading by 1/21.
Next week: make the muslin skirt.