The rest of the 1845 dress

I sort of documented the rest of the making of my 1845 white striped dress and, in the process, my 18th c. style quilted petticoat. My quilted petticoat is doing double duty as an 1840s quilted petticoat. Here it's worn with a horsehair ruffled bustle underneath and my tucked petticoat on top. This was when I was measuring for skirt length and wanting to see what sort of shape I'd get with these skirt supports. I was pretty pleased with the silhouette.
( Cut for a lot of pictures and me rambling on about what I did )

I didn't bother finishing any of the inside seams, although I will probably go back and whip the seam allowances at the armhole and stitch them to the bodice so that they don't sit in the semi-sheer sleeve. At this point the dress now has all its eyes and half of the front hooks done. It's not completely done, but done enough that I'm not going to worry about it too much anymore. :)