Decisions!

I've been considering going either to the East Kingdom Crown (which is just north of Philly) or Atlantia's Crown (which is just north of Richmond) this weekend. Atlantia's is a hair closer than the East Kingdom's but I also know traffic...on a Saturday morning, going south. That pretty much makes them equidistant. I could easily wear my Elizabethan this weekend since the SCA folks haven't seen it yet in person but....

Gas is a slight problem. Then there is the much bigger issue... I need to sew. Badly. I did yank out the Italian dress pattern I drafted years ago this morning. It only needs some slight tweaking for the Ever After Steampunk gown. But I still need to cut it out, bead it, and get it ready for an event in two weeks. Eek! So I should stay home.

Maybe, if I manage to get it at least mostly done this week, I'll go to the Steppingstone Medieval Days next weekend which sounds like a lot of fun. *sigh*

Note to self:

Do not play Silent Hill with all the blinds pulled and it's only you and the dog in the house. You will jump every single time she barks and that is NOT fun.

...I'm now going to play something cheery like Legos Star Wars because...yeah. Do not play Silent Hill without at least one other human being in the house.

And yes, I'm playing video games rather than doing my homework patterning for my dress. They came today! Woohoo!

Some Observations:

The trim on the real "Just Breathe" gown is curved slightly on the bust creating the faux opening with the gold lace and silver embroidered "tree". It's hard to tell at first, but it's the only way the opening there makes any sense. It also makes sense when you try to place the trim like that going up around the strap.

I have the bodice pattern, now to actually cut out the dress. I'm sort of dreading it because I really don't want to cut into the super expensive but oh so pretty overskirt fabric. I have enough white silk that the underdress isn't an issue and I know where to get more crinkle metallic silk.... Or so I keep telling myself. You know the cutting into the black velvet dilemma with the surcote? This is worse.