Almost finished?

Well, it is almost done - it is semi dressed and temporarily basted. I am still worried that the neck is too small - I'll let Madeline have a fitting on Thanksgiving and then redo the top if necessary. I am knitting the lace edgings for the arm openings separately and I'll sew them on when I am sure it will fit properly.

The underdress shouldn't be a big problem - I'll know how to do the bodice by the time I get there. 

Skirt Complete

I thought I'd quickly take a photo of the skirt before I decrease and it gets all gathered - some of the pattern will be hard to see ...

It measures about 20 inches in length with minimum stretching and about 28 inches in width - so the waist should measure about 14 inches with no stretching ...

Stretching is a weird looking word ...