2016 Year in Review

[theladyrebecca]

My 2016 Goals changed a few times over the course of the year, but this is what they were:

Navy blue swiss dot Regency - Done!
Black silk taffeta bustle ballgown - Done!
Child's Victorian Gown - Done!
Daniel Deronda Riding Habit - Still hasn't happened, and is no longer on my specific upcoming goals list.
1860s Fully Handsewn dress - Didn't even pick this up all year. Maybe someday, but probably not anytime soon.
Turquoise Silk Mid-19th c  Giant Ballgown - I kind of knew this was going to be a 2017 project, and sure enough, it will be.
Fur-trimmed bustle-era skating outfit - Coming up next; I've already started cutting pieces out.
Winter bustle gown - Almost done!
Super-secret Disney-related project - No longer super secret. This is the Snow White Designer Disney dress, and will be made for the CoCo pool party this year.

In June, I added an Elizabethan kirtle and Mary Poppins Jolly Holiday to the list, both of which I have since completed.


And here's picture proof of everything I made!

Regency navy blue swiss dot dress with orange stovepipe bonnet; Black silk bustle gown:


1860s sheer dress with blue bonnet; Ariel commission; Retro Butterick dress:


Victorian child, which included a hoopskirt, petticoat, pantalets, and teddy bear reticule, plus the bodice, skirt, and overskirt; Princess Anna Frozen Fever, which included blouse, bodice, vest, and skirt, and a whole lot of embroidery that I had to digitize:


Elizabethan Kirtle; Wendy commission; 1950s Villains dress


Mary Poppins, which included skirt, bodice, swiss waist, hat, parsol, spats, and painting shoes; 1876 De Graciuese corset


And of course, the almost finished green wool bustle gown.



Not pictured:
Digitized embroidery for madamekat and for Bye Bye Birdie (and made 6 handkerchiefs using the embroidery). Sewed a giant bum pad, embroidered a Victorian boot doorstop, made a pair of Rapunzel Mickey ears, and did commissions for Elsa's Frozen Fever skirt, and Anna's winter hat. Also a whole bunch of tailoring/repairs/some building for my caroling group. And for etsy, I made character print skirts (I think 10 total?) and Disney princess playdresses (I think 18 total?). I lost count of how many I've made of both of those.


I think that's everything. Overall, not a bad sewing year, though being unemployed for the first eight months of the year certainly helped in that, and as you can tell by my posts, my sewing has definitely slowed down since I started working in September! 

Comments

[jenthompson.livejournal.com]

Stunning work as always!!!

[theladyrebecca.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[ghost-ofa-rose.livejournal.com]

Loads of beautiful gowns, but I especially love the black silk gown.

[theladyrebecca.livejournal.com]

Thanks! It's very fun to wear. :)