Over a month ago, I purchased Laughing Moon's 1840s-1952 Round Dress pattern and took it to work where I cut it out (we have massive tables at work that are excellent for cutting out large sewing related things), put it in a ziplock bag, and took it home. Or so I thought. Fast forward to a week or two ago when I'm organizing my pattern stash and discover I have the pieces for the larger sizes of the pattern but not the smaller ones. I spent a good few days scouring my house, work, and car until I gave up and ordered a different pattern for the same style of dress in the case the smaller sizes do eventually show up. Enter Truly Victorian's 1845 German day dress pattern.
With my pattern situation finally settled, I am still stuck on my fabric options. Back in 2012ish, after I got back from Old Sturbridge Village, I went on an 1830's kick and purchased 8 yards of a navy blue floral reproduction cotton (dating to the 1800's, I haven't been able to nail down an approximate date for this pattern) with the idea that I'd have enough yardage to make a day dress that would cover both the massive sleeves and voluminous skirt. However, present day me recently went to the fabric store and purchased the remainder of a bolt (6.5 yards) of a pink striped reproduction cotton, partly because it was $1 off a yard (it wasn't), and partly because the pattern is distinctly 1830's. So now I'm torn as to which fabric is the right choice for each gown. I have been leaning towards holding off on the pink print mostly because I already own one pink gown and I'd like to bring more variation to Costume College.
Which fabric do you think would work best for an 1840's gown?
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