And a few hours later, the Zoe vest is finished and ready to ship!

Zoe Vest

Haven't blogged in ages so I'll be updating this weekend while I construct a Zoe vest for a customer. Pics to follow!

Vest is assembled and the topstitching finished...just need to add the side buckles!

My pattern is here and printed and it's a gorgeous wrap. I'll dig through my stash but I'm itching to use my burnout velvet...we'll soon see!

Eagerly awaiting the pattern to arrive via USPS any day now. Not sure if it's for a man, woman or child so it'll be a great surprise! I've done some extra research on textiles of the period, although I got a lot of practice when I designed Funny Girl.

This is going to be an amazing project and I'm thrilled to be a part of it. I'll be happily blogging away as soon as I get my first pattern. Check out the story:

http://vpll.wordpress.com/2011/11/24/the-1912-project/

Wow this show keeps growing and growing and grrrrrrowing...about 4 weeks to go and I am about halfway there....hmmmm...anyway here are a few pics of Fannie's costumes. The light blue is a cocoon coat in silk velvet for the dinner scene and the second is her dress for the train scene when she sings "Don't Rain on My Parade". Back to work. Busy Busy Busy : )

I was hunting through a local thrift store and found this awesome brown striped, ruffled front shirt and couldn't resist bringing it home. I constructed a brown skirt to match and added the trim to bring the look together. I need to add the hat, tie and belt and it's complete. Not bad for a few dollars : )

Okay my first challenge...turning this ugly lemon yellow Victorian style bridal gown into a beautiful Ziegfeld Follies bridal gown. Hmmm, this will be tricky. I picked this up on eBay for only a few bucks so I thought it would be worth a try. The seller stated it was pastel yellow and cream....it arrived lemon yellow and yellow...ucky! I think I heard the gown sobbing.
I'll stare at it for a few days til I go blind then stick it in bleach and see what happens : )

Okay, I'm back....finally. I'm working on a great project over the next three months and I thought I'd blog my ups and downs, victories and defeats, highs and lows...you get the picture : ) And the show is....drum rolllllllll........

Funny Girl

This should be a blast and I'm off to a good start, mostly...

Pics to follow : )

One of my latest productions! Victorian dress is so much fun : )