Actually done!

[theladyrebecca]

Thank you all for your opinions! Between here an on facebook, the majority of people voted for puffs, so puffs it is! It wound up being a bit more hand-sewing than I expected, to get them to lay nicely, but I do really like how they look. Here are some pictures!



Detail pics.


Ryder (my bf's dog) decided he wanted to get involved in the pictures, too.


So here's a couple bonus pictures of Ryder!


I'd like to make a stovepipe bonnet for this outfit, but since I'll have to figure out how to make a pattern for one, I'll do that after I make the bustle ballgown bodice. I'm not sure what fabric I should use for that anyway, though - obviously swiss dot on a bonnet doesn't make any sense, but I also don't have any navy silk (or even faux silk) for one. Maybe a really random other color? I could probably find a white or off-white faux silk at Joanns...

Comments

[ravenessdotcom.livejournal.com]

Love the outfit and your furbaby is SO ADORABLE!

[theladyrebecca.livejournal.com]

Thank you! And yeah, he can be pretty cute sometimes. ;)

[mandie-rw.livejournal.com]

The puffs look nice. :D

And a random color would be totally legit for a bonnet! White or cream is always nice (and of course would be the most versatile), but poppy-red, primrose, apple green, and puce were all very popular colors at the time. So as long as it's not fluorescent, it's all good. ;)

[vanessa-lynne.livejournal.com]

Ryder is cute! Is he social?