Regency Day Dress

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I asked for the Sense and Sensibility Regency Gown Pattern (the one at the very top) for my birthday, and got it! Five days after it arrived, I hosted a dress-up tea party for a few friends, so I sewed like a madwoman to get it done to wear then. I made it! Hand-stitched button loops, extra trim, and all.



Please pardon my horrible hair, it was not cooperating with me that day.



I LOVE the buttons. They're tiny pink roses, but the plastic/glass is actually a little frosty and see-through, so they don't look cheap-o.



So long and floaty and lovely! I made it out of a sheet I got at the Goodwill for $2. Since this was my first try at the pattern, if I was going to screw up, I wanted to do it on something other than the nice cotton I bought at JoAnn. However, everything went nearly perfectly!



Group shot! We borrowed vintage gloves from my mom, who's opening up a Victorian tea parlour, as well as a teapot and flowered cozy, a fancy plate stacker, and cream and sugar dishes. I had cookies and scones, doilies, nice china, and had everyone bring their own fancy tea cup. It was lots of fun!

I have some brown calico printed with tiny pink rosebuds that I want to make another gown out of, but with long sleeves. However, all the pictures on the website show either the short sleeves, or short sleeves with attached undersleeves. Does anyone know if the regular long sleeve pattern piece will be all poof-tastic like the short sleeve? Because I want something more like what Lizzie Bennet wears here in the new Pride and Prejudice; just a regular long sleeve. If the pattern piece in the S&S pattern is really poofy up top, how would I go about modifying it to be less so?

Thanks for looking and thanks in advance of any advice!