Petticoat extravaganza

Dear reader,

It's been a few days since I updated, I apologize. Spring break and the filming of Two Gents was last week, so I was either attempting to sleep or on stage all week! Nevertheless, I was able to do a few sketches and plot out my next few moves.

The Demon Tape Measure from China

So... you know all those measurements I did for Daphne, so she wouldn't have to stand for me every time I needed to check something? Yeah... they were all done with my first tape measure. The one that I just found out is printed so wrong it actually hurts my brain. Approximately 1.5 inches to an inch. Very. Very. Very bad. So I bought two new ones from J Fab and now I just need to find a way to trap the monster in place to get all the measurements I need for my construction sheet.

Petticoats are big

I started by cutting out the pattern, and got really confused. I mean, so confused I just stared at the pattern on the fabric for about 10 minutes, then walked away for about 13 hours before working up the nerve to look again. The directions say to cut out four pieces of fabric, 43" by 41". My fabric is only 38 inches wide, so I decided that would have to do instead of 41. After sewing it together, I get this. Not so much in the working part of life, eh? I'm nearly at a loss. The only thing I could figure is that I didn't add inches for seam allowance. But that doesn't make sense at all! *sigh* I suppose we'll see what happens, eh?

Anyway. Second corset is finished, so I'll post those pictures soon and you can tell me what you think! Or not. Either way.

Love and hugs,
Ashley