MLS Designs

So, I've spent far too long today dreaming about fabrics and new dresses I want to make :) Now I'm waiting for a reply about postage for some lovely silk, and getting very anxious that someone else will buy it before me :(
The rest of the day began with me having a very naughty lie-in :D Then we went into Loughborough to get the buttons for the waistcoats. I didn't find anything I liked for Clare's, but I got some buttons on ebay last night that might be OK, otherwise, I'll do cover buttons for hers too. I got some pink spotty buttons for Mummy's waistcoat, that have a lovely domed shape! I've covered 3 and sewn them under one of the pocket flaps and I think they look really good, the fabric is an old gold coloured ribbed moire something, and looks very rich, it should look good under the coat, which is red and gold brocady stuff, and I have some red damasky stuff to make the breeches. The fabrics all go together nicely, I know they're not 'right' but since it's more theatrical than historical, I'm not too worried! Mummy loves it, which is all that really matters!!!
I've finished all the sewing on her waistcoat except the buttons and button holes, which I hope I'll get to tomorrow, but I may not since we're out from 3ish till 9 or so wassailing and at dance practice, and I have work on Monday so can't stay up too late!
I never get as much done at the weekends as I'd like, even if I've had the end of the week off, I still don't seem able to get out of the 'weekend' mentality!!

I was at work again today, and managed to while away the hours day dreaming about the outfit I'll wear when we wassail some orchards on Sunday - I'm the queen who gives the apple trees their cake! I'm aiming for generic medieval queen, think Errol Flynn movies :) So working on that might take a bit of sewing time this week, but since I'm making it for school too I can get lots done at work tomorrow.
Tonight I did manage to get a little tiny bit more done on the sunflower dress, but such a tiny bit it's not really worth mentioning :( However, when I was looking for fabrics at school I found a scrap of upholstery material that will be perfect for a waistcoat for Clare for the ball, it will go with her current coat, so that means I don't have to make another one, which was worrying me because of the time constraints. Also, before I cut into the fabric for her new coat( a very small amount of red silk brocade given to us by a friend) I want to get a good pattern because I don't want to mess it up and ruin the GORGEOUS fabric! So my list is smaller by one very time consuming (and worrying!) item!
While I was looking through my fabric I came across the last of the pale blue pretend silk I used for my first 1860s ballgown and decided to just use that, and the sewing machine, to make the panniers. They'll look just as cute, and do the job just as well, but take a quarter of the time (and make my Mother stop fretting that I'm using silk to make UNDERWEAR!!) Serendipitously the blue silk taffeta that I was thinking of using is the perfect shade to go with Clare's coat and the waistcoat fabric I found! I bought 5yds of it, and decided not to use it for the purpose for which it was bought, and there's not enough for some projects and too much for others, so it's perfect to use some of it for her breeches!!
The rest of the blue silk has been featuring in my day dreams as the pettticoat for a blue and gold striped pollonaise trimmed with blue and gold fluffy wool used like fly fringe! And the petticoat could do double duty when I want to change out the look of my cotton print jacket (which has green linen at the moment). I think I may have a problem developing! All these ideas for fabulous 18th century outfits! When on earth am I going to wear them all!!! I may have to be a very wealthy looking English girl visiting Williamsburg at this rate!!!