So, here is a brief (or so it was supposed to be...) overview of items I have to make before MDRF gets underway in August. I have been granted the divine honor of clothing, not only myself, but my husband, best friend, and sister-in-law as well. And are we happy with 1 new outfit, heavens no! We must have at least 2, for us girls anyway... So 7 ensembles in the next 165 days. And are they 1 piece garments perchance? Goodness no, minimum of 3 at least... (Because the number of the counting shall be three - one, two, five, {three sir, three!} THREE!) Sorry, slipped into a little Python wormhole... But I digress. Where was I???

Oh yes the 7 medley of trappings I am to prepare for faire. For ease of remembering I have named the various sets of garb. You will notice the repeated use of 'Celtic Ensemble' because it is the outfit designed to wear on Celtic Weekend, it is really a Scottish ensemble but Celtic is shorter...

For myself I have my Celtic Ensemble (chemise, underskirt, front lacing overdress, and shoulder sash) and my 'Court' Gown- which is not really a court gown but sounded better to me than calling it 'really pretty dress' and it is by far the fanciest I will have thus far- (chemise, underskirt, overdress, full sleeves, and some form of head gear) and the underpinnings (corset and corded petticoat) That is 11 pieces for me... lets add more...

For my husband we have a Celtic Ensemble (great kilt and shirt) So 2 more pieces, 11+2=13.

For my best friend there is her Celtic Ensemble (chemise, skirt, and sleeveless bodice) and her 'Italian style' gown (underdress/smock, half bodice with attached overskirt) Ok, 6 more components (the half bodice and overskirt are really 2 separate pieces to make, I'm just joining them together) 13+6=19...

For sister we have an 'Italian style' gown of a different type (chemise and gown- the underskirt is built into the gown so it is technically one piece) and she has yet to decide on her second gown, I imagine it will be for Celtic Weekend so something like my own outfit for that, lets estimate 3 pieces) We have 5 pieces here, so 19+5=24.

Twenty-four pieces in 165 days. Two dozen in 5 months, 13 days! Ok, lets not panic... I have 2 chemises, 1 skirt and half my corset completed, that's not a bad start... I guess... Best friend, Lisa, and Sister, Steph, are coming over on Saturday to do some fittings and fabric shopping, Lisa is supposed to bring her camera so I can get some pictures up of the items I have thus far. Till then I'm off to sew... Huzzah!