Making A Cotton Bustle Dress // The Carmine Gown (Part 1)

Long ago I had plans to make a bustle gown out of cotton, and this month I'm finally doing what I couldn't bring myself to do back then, making a bustle gown out of quilting cotton! The Truly Victorian bodice pattern I started with: https://trulyvictorian.info/index.php/product/tv462-1883-tail-bodice/ The quilting cotton I'm using: https://www.hancocks-paducah.com/Marcus-Fabrics-Forevermore-Pam-Buda-Wispy-Flowers-Red?quantity=1&custcol_tt_itemoption_decimals=1 The black muslin from Mood: https://www.moodfabrics.com/black-45-cotton-muslin-315931 The boning from Mood: https://www.moodfabrics.com/black-fabric-covered-boning-boneblk The cotton V&A gown: http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O122400/dress-unknown/ The cotton gown from the MET: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/106981 My cotton bustle gown board: https://www.pinterest.com/bmesposito/1880s-bustle/cotton/ My 1880's bustle gown board: https://www.pinterest.com/bmesposito/1880s-bustle/ Other MET gowns: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/106984?searchField=All&sortBy=Relevance&when=A.D.+1800-1900&what=Cotton%7cDresses&ft=*&offset=100&rpp=20&pos=120 https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/83893?searchField=All&sortBy=Relevance&when=A.D.+1800-1900&what=Cotton%7cDresses&ft=*&offset=180&rpp=20&pos=195 https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/106977?searchField=All&sortBy=Relevance&when=A.D.+1800-1900&what=Cotto