I'm in the home stretch now!

Everything is coming together and I got a lot done this past weekend. I sewed ribbon on the ruching on the under skirt. It is finished, although I do have some lace butterfly appliques I might sew on.

The over skirt still needs its white spots, possible trimming back of the black ruffle along the front edges, and a big black bow on the butt!

The bodice is also nearly finished. I got all the edges bound, using self-made bias strips, and boning is attached. I tried basting in a sleeve out of my silk chiffon and it looked horrid, so sleeveless it is. I am going to do a sash out of the chiffon though, and am going to bead it with ocean colored seed beads. I think I am going to back the sash with some of the satin, but want to see how that looks. Here are some views with/without the sleeve and sash, and the nearly finished bodice. Clearly my chemise is not working, but I found a pattern for a ball gown chemise that I ordered and will make.