Bodice - drawn thread work

This is what I've decided to do for the bodice of  Miss J's dress.  This is the dress that has the Boutis technique on the bottom of the skirt.  I had a piece of yellow linen from which I drew threads horizontally and vertically.   I then used blue embroidery thread to make the design through the loose threads.  I have done a Madeira applique technique to insert it into the bodice.  I am going to use the yellow for a sash and as piping around the neckline and the sleeve cuffs.  Miss J said she wanted either a sky blue dress, an Easter egg yellow dress, or a faded pink dress.  I love blue and yellow together, so I decided to use her first two choices together.             

                            With the light from the window showing through the open drawn work.

 This is the lining for this piece.  I simply drew the scallops on the blue bodice lining.  Then I layered this yellow cotton batiste on the back and sewed a straight stitch on the lines I had drawn.  I cut away the extra yellow, then I zigzagged with a very narrow and close stitch to catch the loose threads.  This will be the backing for the open work.  If it weren't on the bodice, I wouldn't line the drawn work, but for modesty's sake, I felt I should.

I've started a baby blue crocheted sweater for Miss J, too.  She may, or may not, wear it with this dress for Easter.  I guess it depends on the weather.