And all of the Lovely Ladies

The Handsome Sgt. Major

The Handsome Captain

Complete with sword

The beautiful scallops...hiding the pockets

Maddie and Emma's dresses

Emma's dress.....
Maddie's bodice front
Maddie's bodice back
Maddie's skirt
Maddie's skirt up close.....box pleats.... :D

A brief note on the instructions...

After the video was completed, I realized that I made a couple of mistakes - namely, saying, "However it is easier than box pleating." and then trying to show something that was outside of the camera's view. I hope y'all found them helpful, and if I can do anything else to assist the pleating, please let me know.

God bless y'all!
Love,
Jessica

Box Pleating

White flannel...and pink thread

I used the chemise/shift pattern from McCalls 4548 - just adding a five inch ruffle to the bottom, and using bias tape around the neck instead of folding it over.

Young Confederates

Looking around for patterns or ready-mades for the boys, this is what I came across:

As far as patterns go, Period Impressions has both pants and shirt patterns, which can be found here: Period Impressions Boys. The review of both patterns are on here: Great Pattern Review.

Or, if ready-mades look good at this point, Ott's Sutlery has the best prices, and I've actually seen their finished clothing - they do a good job with them.

I hope that helps, and if there's anything else I can do, just let me know!
God bless!
Love,
Jessica

And mine...

The purple-y looking stripes are actually metallic silver threads...hurrah for sparkles!

Maddie's Poodle Skirt...up close

You can't tell in this photo, but the thin silver stripe is metallic :)

Jumping Forward in Time... to the Swingin' Fifties!

Here are the skirts for Maddie and I to wear to the swing dance on Saturday
=)
(I was feeling rather silly, if you can't tell ;)

The Captain's Buttonholes and Sash

The Captain's Trousers - Stitching Progress

And tbe button-fly complete with permanent marker

Right front - button side

Right front - the inside

Left front - buttonhole side - inside

The Captain's Collar and Virginia Buttons

The Shell Jacket - currently without sleeves

Uniform Progress...Thomas' Pants

Dressing the Little Ladies

After taking a quick look at Mrs. Clark's website, I am very pleased to say that even the tiny ladies are able to use the basic girls' dress pattern that we have. I think the size 1 will fit Anny and Emma, with little or no tweaking. The skirt length for babies once they start walking is about mid-calf. And for a baby in arms the dress would be full length.

If anyone has any questions just let me know and I shall answer them as best as I can. :)

I'm looking forward to Thanksgiving and Christmas!
In Christ and Mary,
Jessica

Greetings...

And welcome to A Civil Seamstress!

Hopefully sometime in the near future I shall be able to share photos and videos of Civil War era clothing construction.

Until then...
God bless!
In Christ and Mary,
Jessica