Petticoat progress

I'm finally managing to get some decent work done on the indienne sacque now that I'm working with a fabric I'm actually excited about. I cut out all the pieces for the petticoat on Tuesday night, and I took them with me to work yesterday. I managed to hem the front panel, assemble all the strips for the ruching, and prep the waistbands. Once I got home, I serged all the edges of the ruching strips (this fabric frays like crazy), gathered them up, and stitched down the first strip by hand. And it's so pretty!



I have to wait until the trim comes in before I can add the rest of the flouf to the petticoat, so that's sitting on the mannequin for now. I'll probably pattern out the lining for the bodice today so I can work on that tonight, but I may switch gears and pattern out M's waistcoat instead. I feel like I haven't given his wardrobe enough attention, and he desperately needs new things.

Anyway, I also bought a new pair of Ugly Shoes off eBay to turn into 18thC footie goodness.



They're sooo ugly. Even M was like, "Oh, you bought another pair of...UGLY shoes! Wow, these are terrible." lol That heel shape, though, is fabulous. It's hard to believe these shoes were almost $200 when they were brand new. If anyone loves Ferragamo shoes, you should probably look away while I butcher these. XD

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Don't know why, but I'm feeling stressed today for no reason. There's nothing going on at work (boss isn't even here), and my sewing isn't stressing me right now (it's actually really enjoyable for a change), but I can't help this anxious feeling like I'm late for a deadline or forgetting some important paper or something, even thought I absolutely know that I'm not. (It's not that kind of a workplace.) WTF, Universe?

Channeled my nervous energy into working on blog post drafts. I now have 10 blog posts that are outlined and ready to plug photos into once I get around to working on those projects. Now I just need to actually work on them. I'm excited about all my upcoming shoe projects. I sketched out an embroidery design for the Ferragamo shoes, so I can do a gold/white shoe to go with the Great Pumpkin Levite, which I'll hopefully be finishing up after my sister's wedding. The girl in the portrait has white/gold embroidered shoes, but you can't really make out the details of the embroidery, so I have bit of free license there. :D

I really want to get started on the 1895 dress, but I'm trying to stay focused on just one thing at a time. Tonight, I'll do more on the new sacque, and work on the white/green shoes. Must...stay...focused...