Forgot to post

http://isabelladangelo.blogspot.com/2011/04/regency-gown-finished.html

I finished the gown! It's 100% hand sewn. Details up on blogspot.

Shutdown averted for now

I -as well as every other Federal gov't worker- get to go to work as normal on Monday. Yay! This also means the National Parks won't be shut down. Yay! I'm showing up to work early on Monday just because I'm sure it will be chaos no matter what. This afternoon certainly was!

Sewing Post Idea!

This was something I considered earlier today. Since I now have a red Regency era gown and an orange one, I think I need one in every color of the rainbow. After all, someone needs to show that there was more in the Regency than white on white. ;-) (Not that I don't love the white dresses or that I won't make one myself but they did have color in that era. I swear!) Next, I think I want to make this pretty yellow bodice at some point this year. Followed by something green, then blue (a Spencer?), and then violet. I need to complete the Regency rainbow!

On the serious side of sewing, I do need to finish the bustle gown that keeps trying to grab my attention. I also would like to cut out and sew a Florentine before Costume Con -which I think I can do. There is also one other outfit I'd like to get one before then....