Hello again! Since I'd started this thread, I thought I would share a few photos -- including a kilt I didn't expect to see!

I made my bustle gown so I could ride a train with my costuming friends and attend Frontier Forts Days in Fort Worth's Stockyards.

First, I was surprised when my husband asked if I saw the guy in the kilt. I didn't, but then we were getting tons of people asking to take our photo, as well as lots of re-enactors and other costumers talking to us to find out who we were and compliment us on our outfits. This event had a lot of Texas fort history -- tents and booths set up about the locations. Also of course, the history of the Stockyards and Chisholm Trail.

Honestly though, I still don't know how I missed seeing this kilted gent (my husband didn't wear his kilt):


DSCN0452 by CFGriffith, on Flickr

And here is my finished gown using the plaid fabric for my skirt (I didn't have enough time to make my hat). I'm posing in front of the train car we rode in:


DSCN0442 by CFGriffith, on Flickr

And here is our group at the station after our trip:


DSCN0639 by CFGriffith, on Flickr

If you'd like to see all of the photos -- lots of train photos, and photos of the Stockyards:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cfgriff...7629701086898/