Blast to the Past – My first reenacting dresses

Dear Sis,

Here is a post with some of my older dresses. I sold all of these, as they sadly weren’t a great fit as I matured into adulthood. I learned so much about sewing from these dresses!

The Silk Dress – My very first homemade civil war gown. I never attended a ball, or any fancy gathering that I could wear this to. I’m not sure why I thought I would, I don’t even like dancing and our unit never left the campfire. All well, it was a good learning experience. lol 

The Wool Gown – I was so proud of this dress! After struggling with patterns, I drafted this one myself. This was also when I started really researching how to make things.

Sheer Dress– My very first summer sheer! I think this was the second dress I made? You thought the fabric was going to make a ugly dress, and then we both ended up loving it when it was done!  I didn’t know the bodice hook and eye was supposed to overlap then. lol