The 6 month update

So, in June, I started a new festy frock. And then I stopped.
I picked it up the other day and had another go - the bodice is only a few minutes off rings time.
Reading over that original post, not much has/had changed. I forgot the straight grain in the shoulders, and had to put it in by hand...when was the last time I did that with a machine? 15 years ago, I reckon. I'm contemplating boning in the opening, and have put straight tape there too to do it. And I'm wavering towards the orange trim.
The trim in mind is a wholesale roll of cotton bias in a citris orange. I'm a little worried that it will just look too cheap, though. Will pin and look.

Also on the go:
A highnecked shirt for me. Still to do - neck band/gathering, cuffs, hem. Ruff? I really do think it should have one.
Fz socks. Perpetually.

Dreaming of:
Another small coat with mega shoulders.
A boy coat with swinging skirts.
A huge coat for me.
At least one more shirt.

Plan for today: get rings on, try on, cut skirt pieces, finish seams on skirt pieces, start pleating.