Torso fitting

Last night was a good news/bad news kind of night.

Good News:  The torso is in one piece.

Bad News:  It doesn't fit.

Good News:  It's too big.

Bad News:  Fitting yourself is a bugger.

Good News:  I have extra fabric if I have to start again.

Bad News:  Not that much extra fabric.

Good News:  I'm not on a timeline.

Bad News:  I'm not on a timeline.

Tonight and tomorrow night I've got guests coming by and Friday night I have a friend's party to attend so I probably won't get anything more done on it until the weekend.  I think my next step will be to pull the torso apart completely, remove a layer of twill, and try again.

To do list:

• Check pattern fit
• Cut torso
• Wool
• Cotton
• Sew Torso
• Put torso together the first time.
• Pull torso apart.
• Put torso together the second time.
• Pull torso apart?
• Repeat?
• Cut torso guards
• Finish torso
• Apply guards
• Finish armscyes
• Add hooks and eyes
• Add lacing holes for sleeves
• Sort out sleeves
• Make a pattern
• Try it out
• Fix the pattern
• Try it again
• Make a new pattern
• Make it work
• Cut sleeves
• Cut main part of sleeves
• Cut decorative part of sleeves
• Sew sleeves
• Add decoration
• Sew together
• Add lacing holes
• Cut skirt
• Cut wool
• Cut checky fabric
• Cut skirt guards
• Apply guards to skirt
• Finish skirt
• Sew into tube
• Apply hem binding
• Attach skirt to torso
• Enter the cartridge pleating
• Figure out how the skirt band thing works?
• Add hook and eye to close the skirt opening
• Finish dress
• Sort out anything left over
• Contemplate hat

In closing, I leave you with this:

From Avenging Spider-Man #10