Also into cats

I'm at the stage where I think I actually need to put my thoughts down in writing otherwise I will never actually achieve anything.

Things I want to make.
A winter-weight wool twill circle/maxi skirt (potentially sort of like this--so more edwardian in the shaping over the waist/hips and less "true circle skirt with 1950s gathers into the waistband"). I honestly probably won't need a pattern for this (the glory of sewing historical clothing is that there are heaps of historical resources available for free, and once you have the basic skill of "take your measurements, adjust pattern accordingly", you too can make anything you want!)

For anyone interested, I'm taking a lot of it from here. I will totally steal the idea of using velveteen as an interior facing for the garment (shown here as a means of making the hem fall nicely/protecting the wool fabric from wear.) I also love the bound seams.

I also want a matching waistcoat. And my heart wants checks/plaid, buuuut this is the problem with losing weight. If I sewed checks/plaids, I'd have to pattern-match, which then makes it IMPOSSIBLE to resize. I also want welt pockets. DOUBLE welt pockets, even. You can do a certain amount with a back waist cinch, but lose weight from the bust and you have to recut the entire waistcoat and reposition darts, etc. It's a massive pain.

I also want this fabric except that it's $92 a metre and dry-clean only. It is gorgeous though. I may lash out and do the cheaper Navy wool serge.

In more practical news, I think I might do a version that has either a stretch panel/elastic hidden underneath the front and side cinches. That way I can adjust the size as I go down in weight.

After the heartbreak of the Coat O'Doom, where I took two years and made toiles and fitted it EXACTLY, only to have not not fit as I lost weight two years later, and be un-salvageable due to the uneven check making pattern matching impossible, I'm holding off on making another fitted coat until things have stabilised. I may look at making an opera swing coat like this, but that's designed for something stiffer like a taffeta and I'm not sure how well it'd adjust to being made in wool. The solution may be to go faux-medieval and make a belted cloak (the latter only for a vague idea. I'd want a broader belt and potentially undersleeves underneath the cape).

Speaking of adjustable patterns, I joined the sewing discord and they are an AMAZING resource for patterns and recommendations. I DEFINITELY am going to make the following patterns

Magic Pants by Ann Tilley (although I think Imma lean into the 1940s of it all and sew buttons on the front placket.)

I'm also really digging the Mitchell adjustable pants by closet core patterns.

(Part of the problem is that I'm fine for clothes NOW due to spending an obscene amount of money, but when I lose another 10kg, I won't be. But also clothes make time, and I can't make clothes to measurements that don't exist yet. I'm perma playing catch-up. I probably should be practical and make the adjustable pants first, that way I'm not caught short and desperately trying to avoid indecency with belts.)

Also, do I want a fitted gothic underdress of linen? Absolutely I do. Do I need it? No. Similar to a victorian night-gown. I would have to wear nightgowns first. It's like how I perenially knit shawls and then discover that I hate wearing them.

I suspect that trailing around artistically in a frilly night-gown would work better if I wasn't a)in Australia and so at risk of heat exhaustion and b) in a household with cats, exacerbating the trip hazard.

If you have any recs for adjustable patterns, please feel free to make them!