This is the first pattern set I bought for Revolutionary War fashion. I made the whole of it in a week, hand sewing while riding in a car (the pattern pieces were cut and pinned beforehand). I don’t believe the instructions indicate the appropriate width for petticoats, however. The fabric of a petticoat should be no less than 120″ for an average adult woman, however the complex calculations indicated in the directions gave me a 90″ circumference, which turned out to be pretty wimpy. The short gown didn’t fit me after I pleated the back, but I have very broad shoulders (and forgot to buy a size larger and tailor down to accommodate), so I just took the pleats out and it fits me fine.
Jennifer Osterman –
This is the first pattern set I bought for Revolutionary War fashion. I made the whole of it in a week, hand sewing while riding in a car (the pattern pieces were cut and pinned beforehand). I don’t believe the instructions indicate the appropriate width for petticoats, however. The fabric of a petticoat should be no less than 120″ for an average adult woman, however the complex calculations indicated in the directions gave me a 90″ circumference, which turned out to be pretty wimpy. The short gown didn’t fit me after I pleated the back, but I have very broad shoulders (and forgot to buy a size larger and tailor down to accommodate), so I just took the pleats out and it fits me fine.