Simplicity 6173 (1973) Part II

Not much to see here, folks.  I finished the neck facing last night, got most of the side seams finished, and cut and sewed a dummy sleeve to baste in today to see if the altered sleeve pattern works.  I also doodled a diagram for the placket in the back of the skirt, since I've yet to find any methods of doing this that I like.  It wasn't very exciting, though.

(Later)

Okay, whatever.  Posts without pictures are just deadly dull.  Here's a bad-and-yet-highly-idealized concept drawing of the gray dress:

Worn with boots, of course.

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