I’m sure some of you were wondering if I was every going to get to this point on Shell’s dress. Yes! It’s here! It’s done! After an afternoon in Mrs C’s sewing room and another in mine all the ruching on has been draped on Shell’s bodice, and here is how I did it. First I sewed on the blue silk taffeta bindings from the back, but didn’t sew them down in front. Then I basted on my first draping panel, and stood back to admire how beautifully it draped: Then I told Shell that she wasn’t going…
