Lady Carmichael: mock-up complete!

Woohoo! I've finished the mock-up.

You may recall that I had to alter & re-cut the front pieces to make the shoulders match--it worked like a charm! The sleeves set in nicely (well, when I did them right. I matched a notch wrong the first time, and the puffy part was set off at a strange angle. easily fixed thankfully), and the little bit of pulling across the bust is just a bit of dart adjustment.

Pardon the MOST terrible cellphone quality pictures:

side view front view sleeve front

And now I'm ripping the bodice appart to use as interlining on the real thing. It's both joyous and bittersweet to disassemble, but it really is the best use for it.

In personal stuff: I've got an ill cat who needs force feeding/fluids, so everything has slowed WAY down. The only thing I expect to complete tonight is ironing and maaaaybe cutting my skirt fabric. I'm still looking ok for my deadline, though.