Trucking along

My skirts are on hold until I get my Perfect Pleater in the mail.  That should be sometime this week (I hope!).  For now I've pinned my bodice mock-up pieces together.  I need to sew the darts & then I can do a proper fitting.  The pattern has a seam going right down the middle of the front of the bodice.  I really don't like that.  When I cut the actual fabric, I will cut the front on the fold so I have one entire front piece.  The back will probably button up as I don't want to do the hook & eye closure the pattern suggests.  I don't want to worry about them coming apart during wear.  I may need to buy some interfacing.  I need to check on what I have already.  I will also need to buy some buttons for the back of the bodice.  I'm still deciding on what to do with the (approximate) yard of antique black lace trim I have.  I will need to play with it & decide on where I want to place it on the bodice.  My time is starting to get eaten up.  I may need to push back my finish date until sometime in October.  This is nothing new really.  I'm usually finishing it up the morning of the day I need it. 

I may post pics of the bodice mock-up process, or I may just wait until I have the actual fabric pieces cut.  We'll see.  Stay tuned!