Yesterdays progress and POST!!

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My hoop boning just came!!!!! And I think it's going to work perfectly as well!!! Of course, I'm still going to make the 1820s dress first, but now there's nothing to stop me from getting on with my sacque back!
Yesterday I was off work, so I spent it finishing Mummy's waistcoat (right down to covering the spare button and sewing it to the inside of the side seam!) And cutting out her breeches and making them up for a fitting. We did the fitting last night and they worked really well!! there are photos from the fitting

The breeches, the waistband will have buttons, it's just pinned shut at the moment.


I didn't sew the gusset in in case I needed to make any adjustments, so there won't be any shirt showing once they're done :) And the leg bands are just pinned on, hence the ragged adges showing :)


The waistcoat, it was very hard trying to get it to lie nicely over her chest, but I think it worked out OK.




She hates all the excess fabric in the seat :) But I told her this way no one will know if she really has a big bottom or if it's her breeches!!!

So now I need to add the back gusset, let out the right leg a little bit, move the overlap at the cuffs over a bit and add the cuffs and buttons. I'll try to do most of that as soon as I can before I forget what needs altering, but I don't have buttons to cover yet, so they may wait till I've made my 1820s dress.
Off to work now, not home till very late, so no chance to work on my 1820s today, nor tomorrow because I'll be baking for the party on Saturday. I won't have time to sew now till next week I think :(