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Ok please excuse these craptastic photos (I look oh so hillbilly with my doggie footprint entrance floor, bare feet and my dughters jewellery box on the floor). They were rushed and my lovely posing and messy background look amazing! lol I made this out of a biege linen and hand embroidered it with an awesome pattern I found on http://www.needlecrafter.com/ . I changed a few things such as the powder puff theme and turned it into a cocktail. I used a simple sidezip A line skirt pattern ( Simplicity NewLook 6382).
(the white one with the trim at the hem)
I chose this dress as my summer sundress. I think it will be light and airy to wear around on a regular day, but can easily be dressed up with a crinoline, espadrilles and the right hairdo. I am making it out of black (of course) cotton to go with the rest of my SWAP items.
This pattern has given me a few issues, mostly because I didn't read the instructions ha ha oops! I am now on my second bodice, and it is going smoothly so far KNOCK ON WOOD! Why do I always seem to have problems with the curved front and straight side front pieces? I sewed and ripped out and resewed a few times before I finally hand basted it to ensure there would be no folds and puckers. This had better be a damn nice dress with all the issues it has given me. ARG I can't wait till it is time to put a zipper in it. Abundant cursing will be heard for miles for sure.
