Evenstar Designs

Took a little photo shoot in the woods outside our house...

This year's homeschool ball is a masquerade theme -  so I can make anything, and just add a mask, right? For the last year I have been thinking about wearing a Southern Belle gown. After watching the 1953 German movie Sissi multiple times (which is set in the 1850's)  I knew that was what I wanted to do. And of corse I had to go all out with historically accurate undergarments.  (Why do I do these things to myself?? :) ) Corset: Simplicity 9769 Pinned and ready to cut out on a canvas drape I found at goodwill ;) All ready to sew! One half done... ... and both halves done! After sewing some channels, and killing my hands  by pounding grommets into the back... Voilà! It doesn't have the boning in it yet - that's still in the mail :) I whipped up the chemise this morning. enter the hoop! I got a new hoop the other day. It was all twisted up into this little package when I got it. I started to unt...

Its amazing how much I can sew in a week when I have nothing else that needs to be done! And here are my first pair of regency stays!  I am quite pleased with them - they fit me perfectly - and I made up my own pattern. I made the pattern, by drawing three lines on a piece of paper marking my bust, waist and hips. I drew the pattern on top of that, and voilà - it fits! Oh, don't pay attention to the shift, that's just a nightgown I made that happened to work :)

Happy New Year to everyone!!!! Stayed up 'till midnight last night... Sewing :) I decorated my pink  l'anglaise - all that's left is hemming it. I made pleated organdy trim to go around the neck and down the sides. It was very labor intensive, but I like the way it looks. I used white lace, brocaded ribbon and a little rose to decorate the stomacher. Sleeve ruffles with lace: