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10th Massachusetts, 18th century clothes, 2nd Rhode Island, common dress, preparations, sewing project
Yes, we have those at work. I tend to set enough goals for 3 single-spaced pages, and actually accomplish many of them. My boss, though a Known Over Achiever, thought I should work on this…tendency. So I came up with six goals for the first six months, and mostly got them done, along with a lot of other things.
When I updated the Projects 2013 page here, I thought perhaps I should heed my boss’s advice (don’t tell her that, I have a reputation to maintain) and, you know, assess my goals versus reality ratio.
It’s a long list of stuff, when you get down to it. How did I do, and what else needs to be done? Here’s a chart for the first six months of this sewing year; not all items were planned…some just happened, like kittens.
Item | For whom | When finished | Did it get made? |
Tan wool waistcoat | Mr S | 1/1/2013 | Yes! |
Red wool waistcoat | Young Mr | 1/15/2013 | Yes! |
Off-white cotton trousers | Young Mr | 1/18/2013 | Yes! |
Ikea curtain petticoat | Kitty | 2/11/2013 | Yes! |
Black Taffeta Bonnet | Kitty | 2/11/2013 | Yes! |
Shift | Kitty | 2/11/2013 | Yes! |
Monmouth Cap | Young Mr | 3/29/2013 | Yes! |
Blue wool jacket, 1770-1800 | Young Mr | 3/31/2013 | Yes! |
How Now Brown Gown | Kitty | 4/7/2013 | Yes! |
Linen Hunting Frock | Young Mr | 5/26/2013 | Yes! |
Linen Hunting Frock | Mr S | 6/14/2013 | Yes! |
Striped pocket | Kitty | 6/15/2013 | Yes! |
Blue checked linen bags (2) | Kitty & Mr S | 6/15/2013 | Yes! |
Chintz jacket | Kitty | 6/15/2013 | Yes! |
Linen Overalls | Young Mr | 6/15/2013 | Yes! |
Black straw hat | Kitty | 6/22/2013 | Yes! |
Alterations to Green Frock Coat | Mr S | Not yet | Nearly! |
Linen Overalls | Mr S | Wearable | Nearly! |
The Cherry Seller Gown is not on this list because it was started 7/4/2013, and is thus in the second half of the sewing year. A blue linen unlined frock coat for the Young Mr was started 7/7/2013, so counts towards the second half as well. For the coming months, here’s what I know I would like to get done:
Item | For whom | Due Date | Notes |
Blue linen frock coat | Young Mr | 7/14/2013 | Ack! |
Alterations to Green Frock Coat | Mr S | 7/14/2013 | More Ack! |
White linen shirt | Mr S | 11/2/2013 | Just needs one… |
Tan Virginia Cloth petticoat | Kitty | 8/9/2013 | 1763 |
White linen petticoat | Kitty | 8/9/2013 | 1763 |
Bed gown | Kitty | 8/2/2013 | For OSV! |
Bed sack | Kitty & Mr S | 7/19/2013 | For Salem or OSV |
Proper 1770s frock coat | Mr S | 10/5/2013 | For Quincy |
Striped 1790s petticoat | Kitty | 10/5/2013 | For JBH |
Printed 1790s shortgown | Kitty | 10/5/2013 | For JBH |
Dress for a Lady, TBD | Kitty | 10/5/2013 | For JBH |
10th Mass 1781 Regimental | Mr S | 11/2/2013 | Putnam Park |
Neckstocks | Young Mr & Mr S | TBD | 10th Mass |
The list seems alternately doable and crazy. So what am I sitting here writing for? I’ve got to get backstitching!
I’d say you’d HAVE to be an over achiever to get this list even halfway done! I might be able to manage some of it myself, but then I reflected you’re stitching it all by hand… And I am wedded to my featherweight!
Best,
Nancy N