little house

Been chipping away at the Little House dress. The overskirt is done, the underskirt still needs ruffles, and here is the bodice with a sleeve mockup.

Back is fitting nicely but I need to try it with the skirts and fiddle with that bottom edge.


The sleeve isn't the smoothest in the world.



But who can lift her arms over her head? This girl!



The bodice based on the new bodice block I made for my green silk ruffle dress, and I am pleased with how it fits. I would never say I have mastered Victorian bodice fitting, but it does feel good to be at a point where I understand the mechanics and can make something acceptable without too much effort.

You can also see a little of the collar mockup in these pictures. Nothing thrilling, but it's laying smoothly and hugging my neck so yay.

As for the sleeve, I am going to try making the cap a little taller and the bicep a little narrower. I would love to eliminate some of those wrinkles and strike a balance between smoothness and range of motion. But if I can't make that work I will be happy with a slightly wrinkly sleeve that I can move in.

Also, I love this fabric so much! The print is so cute and it's busy enough to hide all the seams.