My first 'good' dress

 

Naught but the most quality selfies in 3 feet of northeastern snow.

 

I finished my second Revwar dress this week, which I'm pretty gosh darn proud of.

 Just the basics:

Year: Roughly 1770

Fabric: Williamsburg collection cotton print, linen lining, petticoat of unknown and unknowable organic origin, cotton and linen thread.

Pattern: My usual JP Ryan pattern

Time:  About a week and a half, working all day in class, entirely handsewn.

What I would change:  I might re-set the sleeves, but at least they're long enough.  And I want to re-do the pleats and make them smaller, and make a matching petticoat if I have enough fabric left.

I also went to Reenactorfest last weekend, which was an absolute blast- I wish that I'd brought my camera, but we had all sorts of high-energy fun and met some wonderful people, and I spent a lot more than I should have.  For instance, this lovely (and unironed) short cloak, a lot of period makeup from the lovely litttlebits, and a lot of fabric, notions and patterns from various and sundry sources.

And here are some detailed shots of the dress itself as a closing statement:

 The inner lining with the en fourreau pleats tacked down

 The skirt pleats, which are tacked on then overstitched.

The shoulder-piece, which is overstitched down on top of the sleeve cap.  (and also a bit of basting thread, whoops.)