When I cut the first muslin (half) for this bodice, I was truly mystified. I ended up going back through my Pattern Review history and searching a bit on the blog (I stopped reviewing there at one point) and realized I had only made a handful of woven McCall's tops/dresses over the years, quite a few of them had dropped, cut-on, or raglan sleeves, and I don't think I have any of them in my wardrobe currently.
I was ready to throw in the towel but I kept going and am so happy with the current progress.
As you can see, the sleeve isn't actually set yet, but the neckline, shoulder, bust, and waist is sitting so nicely. I joked on IG that if I could just stop trying on pieces of garments, I could get more sewing done! And someone pointed out that I move too fast as it is :) I was totally having one of my, "ah, I was hoping to get more done" but I then realized I'd made a ton of progress. Next up is assembling the collar, sewing the buttonholes, sewing the side seams, inserting the sleeves, then I'll work on the skirt (which is 2 tiers and gathered). I've decided to take Wednesday off and will spend a lot of time that day sewing and knitting.
This weekend I also baked like 10 dozen cookies (peanut butter and oatmeal raisin), visited with my niece who was in town from NC, saw The Batman, washed my hair and visited a sewing friend who gave me a bunch of books that she was downsizing.
