I actually begin to believe that the dress will be finished in time for the Washington Ball in May.

Yeah, I think so. Considering that it's now a matter of placing the strips of hooks and eyes, doing the close-adjustment of the princess seaming, and heming the outer skirt. I spent the drive home thinking of ways to make the fine adjustments as invisible as possible. This thing is going to be perfect, I dare to say now. I think we can both be proud of it.

(Our viewers following along at home will be pleased to know that we had the dress and the underskirt on Rivka before I left tonight, and it looks amazing.