Sewing sewing sewing!!

Well, since my last post I now have an almost finished dress! Yesterday a friend suggested we go to Rockingham Castle's Victorian event in kit, and the event finishes tomorrow so we decided to go tomorrow after her daughters finish school. And I decided to really knuckle down and finish my challis to wear. I had work today from 11:30 till 9:00, so knew I had to get lots done yesterday. I piped the bodice, set in the sleeves, pressed up their hems and sewed the button holes and covered the buttons. I also made a new set of collar and cuffs. I planned to hem down the piping, sew on the buttons, add the ruching to the 'yoke' line and tack the collar and cuffs in today at work. I managed all but the last quarter of the ruching, and the tacking in my lunch break and during tea at school, and finished the rest once I got home. So all I have left for tomorrow is to pleat and attach the skirt. Mel is going to collect me at lunch time, so I'll probably be finishing at her house, but who knows! Anyway I'll hopefully have some photos for you of my new dress very soon!!