Mrs. Lovett Costume

I decided to take some advice from a blog I found about Mrs. Lovett's costume, and I think the patterns are perfect for the job.

http://simply-sewing.blogspot.com/2009/04/simplicity-2881-mrs-lovetts-wedding.html

So I ordered the following from Truly Victorian:

*TV108 Grand Bustle http://trulyvictorian.com/catalog/108.html

*TV400 1871 Day Bodice http://trulyvictorian.com/catalog/400.html

*TV492 1890's Victorian Corselets http://trulyvictorian.com/catalog/492.html

I'm thinking of ditching the whole idea of going overboard and trying to find the right paisley, as I am a teacher and summer won't last forever. I'm thinking of just having it all black - after all, it's for Halloween, and it's going to be dark at Boo on the Boardwalk in Kemah anyway.

This is my last week of school, so I think I should be able to start on this project this week, as long as I can get a lightbulb for my sewing machine. Mine burned out last night. :-(