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Retried on the bodice today. It fit wonderfully. Very small issues with two of the boning channels following the curve when they should be flat. Easily fixed. I also added another bone between center back and side back. Was able to get one of the mock up  skirts hemmed. Super excited about that. It means I will be able to start the "Real" skirt soon.That was the easy part of the evening.
The rest of it was full of fail and frustration. I sewed up the velvet layer so I could add it to the bodice. It took awhile but went together soooooo smoothly. I should of known there was going to be a problem. When I went to pin it to the bodice so I could baste it on, it just wouldn't fit. I could stretch the heck out of it and get something close but it was just not right. Especially since the mock up of this layer the problem was, if anything, it was to big. After pulling and stretching and wondering why things were off it dawned on me... I didn't put in the seam allowance when I cut it out.
*bang head against wall*
So I then had to recut out the velvet, with seam allowances this time. Thank goodness I got extra fabric. I can't just jump down the the LA fabric district any 'ol time. And frankly I don't think I would EVER go down there alone, and I doubt I could con anyone to go down with me on such short notice. So I guess my impulsion to get extra fabric every time I buy fabric paid off.
After I cut it all out again I couldn't bring myself to sew it up, so I worked on the modesty panel. It went together a bit better. Only had to rip out two spots along the top and resew them. Covered that seam with a ribbon so it won't fray and then basted the rest of the seams. Hunted down the matching ribbon I just bought, (how is it that things you just got always go missing???) and sewed it down as my binding... And since I can't sew a straight line to save my life I ended up having to tear out about half of it. At which point I gave up for the night and decided to update my LJ and go to bed.
So night all!