Progress on Miho's Gown

I work on Miho's new gown every day, but there's so much to do on it that it goes rather slow. I finished embellishing her underskirt....

Then I spent much of the week working on the bodice. Miho has the larger Athletic FID body, and the only patterns I had were for her off-the-shoulder green floral gown, so I had to design a new bodice that could accommodate sleeves. Then make a test bodice to check for fit.....

It was slow going trying to decide on the fabrics to use, and things changed as I went. I didn't really know what the final dress was going to look like - just had a general idea - so pretty much let the dress decide what I should use, taking one small step at a time.

​The basic bodice is now ready for the final embellishments, and then I can add the skirts. The hanging sleeves will get sewn on by hand once the rest of the dress is finished.

I laid out all the parts so far, so I could get an idea of what the final gown will look like....

I still need to finish the beading and embroidery on one of the hanging sleeves. I did not bead the front skirt edges right up to the top, since my sewing machine doesn't like the bulk. So I'll finish that beading once the skirt is sewn onto the bodice. The bodice neckline still needs flower petal embellishment to match her underskirt. And it needs something at the waist, but I'll worry about that later. I also have to decide on which kind of wings I'm going to make. I'm leaning towards removable 'dragon' wings, as opposed to 'fairy' wings.

Yesterday I made her petticoat - white ruffles with black lace edging.....

The next step is to embellish the bodice neckline, and once that's done I can sew on the skirts.