Peasant Bodice part 1...

After making so many things for the children and making fancier clothing for myself and my fella, it's time I make myself some more "normal" clothing.  Still historical, but clothes I plan to wear on normal days and not just for special events.  I really like a peasant bodice pattern I have.  It's from the Francis Grimble book Fashions of the Gilded Age Volume 1.  It comes from Harper's Bazar January 1878.  I plan to wear it over a shirt and I'm using a fairly fine light brown wool.

Original Girl Scout Uniform Complete!

I finished my daughter's 1912 Girl Scout Uniform.  Her hair is messy in the photo, as I threw it quickly into a French braid for the photo.  We're still waiting on the original buttons, but they could take a few weeks coming from the States.  Although I've embroidered two badges my daughter worked on, we'll wait to put them on.  It turns out girls had to first earn their pin and the next level is a shamrock patch.  Then they could earn and wear merit badges.  And yes, it's large on her.  As I plan for her to wear it for a couple years before I sew another one, that's the point.