Well, the fabric I bought on ebay arrived this week. The beautiful blue for sister's dress turned out to be even grander than I had hoped! The price was fantastic and the shipping infinitely reasonable. The 'muted caramel gold' for mine turned out to be a taupe, but it is still very pretty... $15 for 14 yards of fabric, what else is there to say :)

The work week has been rather nightmarish, so not much sewing happened, but I'm not feeling real guilty about that because most of the items require the presence of their wearer in order to complete and I couldn't finish my corset till my ladies show up tomorrow, as one of them comes bearing the sandpaper to smooth the ends of the boning. See I wasn't lazy, I was at an impasse, not my fault *sheepish grin*. I did get up off my arse and cut the fabric for my lord's shirt last eve. The plan is to finish that tonight, then tomorrow... the shopping! The ladies and I plan to invade Fabric Warehouse in addition to the local JoAnn's and Home Depot. Yes, I said Home Depot, they carry lots of garb making essentials, they just don't know it... Anyway, where was I? Oh yes, the shopping... Next up will be some fittings and related miscellany. There will be pictures taken, I swear! I have given my ladies assigned items to bring, hence the waiting for the sandpaper, one of which is a digital camera...

So, that is really all there is at this point. Over the weekend I will put up pics and describe materials/patterns/methods used in case it interests anyone besides myself... Happy Friday everyone!!!