The first challenge of the 2019 Historical Sew Monthly is Dressed to the Nines: Make something fancy so you’ll be ‘dressed to the nines’ – whether its the full outfit, or a little accessory. Or look at the challenge in a different way, and make something from a year ending in 9 (find a portrait or fashion plate or mention to support the date), or even an item with 9 major design elements (9 buttons down the front, 9 tucks in a petticoat etc) You can interpret this challenge in the most obvious way, and use it as a chance to show off a spectacular, glamorous, historical outfit where you are: ‘Dressed to the Nines’ (I don’t feel I really need to show you any inspiration images for that! I’m sure you have plenty of your own) If you don’t have the time to make a whole garment (or don’t have one almost finished that you can complete) then you can: Make a smaller part of a fabulous outfit: A lace jabot? A reticule …