Because these past two weeks were completely abominable, I came home to some really wonderful surprises. Like lots of fabric!

Linen for a new late Regency dress:

 

I want to make this dress, without the skirt ruffles. I have yellow silk to bind the ruffles with too! <3

 

Then, the long lost striped 1780s jacket silk came!! 

I decided to just stick with Alice for Halloween. I attached the skirt to the bodice. Still need to put two tucks in the skirt and hem it, but for now I'm done. I hate being "over" a project before it's even finished!




 

MY FABRIC CAME!!!!

I know have my secret project fabric and paletot wool! YAY! I don't know what to do first!! :D I think I'll do the secret project first because I'll be wearing it for Halloween most likely, and I already have the lining for it. The paletot lining I don't have, and I just spent so much money on fabric that I think I need to hold off for a while. However, a nice big 50% coupon for Joann just came in the mail, so maybe I won't have to wait too long... ;-)

Also, the 20s dress I started this morning is well on its way to being done! I still need to pattern and cut out the sleeves and figure out the necktie, but the bulk of the work is done. Or almost done. The second skirt panel needs to be put in. I'm still deciding what if I want to put the tabs above the skirt panels like I had in my design. I kinda like the way it is plain! But then the dress might be too plain so I don't know... I'm also having issues in the shoulder area. It's just too big... I might be able to gather the neckline a bit to pull it in, and then have the neck tie cover it up. We'll see. Gotta play around with it.


Yellow silk twill for the secret project, red wool flannel for the paletot:


20s frock with one skirt side panel in and no sleeves... The fabric is striped silk charmeuse and looks less cheap in real life! The flash did bad things to it. :[

 I used my debit card instead of my credit card so that I didn't have to worry about making the payment later. Will it still work?

I'm so new to money matters... >.<

I did a sketch of my 1780s jacket ensemble and decided I need to make a new cream silk petticoat. I don't like my current one. It's of really cheap silk and it's not very full. Sounds like I need to buy more fabric! But it's not an immediate need by any means; I just need it before October for MTH when I want to go in 18th century dress.

Because I don't have a scanner:

 So my 20s fabric came this weekend, and my 1780s fabric will be in my possession this Thursday. I just bought my Frilly Friday fabric because I'm a good girl, and now I'm buying red wool for a paletot. Because... that's a necessary item for CWW and reenactments in general. I MIGHT have enough left over for the secret dress...

Either way, I have WAY too much fabric. :]

Found some more plaid silk that I liked on eBay. Seeing as how the seller of the other gorgeous stuff somehow managed to sell out before she/he could read Matt's email (which makes no sense; why would you list something and then sell it somewhere else?), I have so little faith in eBay right now. But it's the best place for inexpensive silk that I have access to at the moment.

The colors aren't as gorgeous as the other stuff, but I still love it! It's very innocent and youthful :]



I've been cooking away at faire things! I just CAN NOT WAIT! AHHHH!!!! :-D

Okay, outburst over. :]

Please keep your fingers crossed for me and the fabric! I NEED it!!

Ebay is wonderful.

And so is my boy.

Because together, I get this:



Mmmhhhmmm... now that's what I call fabric for an Elizabethan forepart and sleeves. :]
I can't wait until it comes! Faire is almost here....

*kiss for the boy*

The fabric gods hate me.

I now have yet another three yards of some tapestry/brocade fabric that will not work for my dress.

In essence, it's my fault because I did not bring my bodice with me to test the candidates against, but it's also the fabric gods' fault for not providing me with good choices. My favourite fabric store has failed me! I think I have enough money left over and enough change in my change box to buy something else, but it's getting a little ridiculous.

I didn't even like the fabric! Why did I buy it?!!!!

At least the paisley will be a nice underskirt for the day version of my red velvet bustle dress (the evening version is for CC Gala and Prom). But what do I do with three yards of this pale silvery grey greenish stuff?! I wonder if I can sell it on eBay... :-/

Well, I did get some nice sheer voile for an 1860s shirtwaist...

Event pictures and new fabric always make me feel a little better. My cold is going away, and my heart is starting to heal a little too...

       

And now for my new fabric. I actually need your help with this. I think I might want to use this for a forepart and sleeves for my new Elizabethan, made from the same gold silk as my 1860s dress. It's a brocade that's actually a tad redder than came out in the pictures. The colors and fabric are great, but I did some research that said that the pattern--namely paisely-- was popular during the 17th century. It was around before then, but I guess not as popular? Should I still use it? It's so lovely... but it was only $2 a yard on clearance, so I won't feel that bad about saving it for something else. I just really want an inexpensive new forepart and sleeves for this dress.

And yes, that's a real diamond ring on my finger :]
My boy loves me so!