Tuesday, February 14, 2012

My Valentine's Dress and A Bonus

I am seriously in love with this dress. It's super flattering and super comfortable and super fun with a fluffy slip. :) I decided I needed a dress like Ansley's (here and here) but instead of binding the neck and the sleeves, I lined the top portion, plus now it's not see through. I didn't intend to have split sleeves but it made the dress more comfortable/less restricting. The bottom is a circle.

With the fluffy slip:

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And without. I don't know where the rest of my pictures went (again!) but these are sufficient).

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(it's rarely not windy here)

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And the bonus is I had enough leftover to make Ansley a shirt. I used Shwin & Shwin's tutorial. Instead of making a facing, I lined the yoke in front and made a matching piece in the back. I tried to add a scallop stitch to keep the back piece down but it didn't work and I need to read the manual. I also only gathered the center of the front piece instead of the whole thing. I love the sleeve length- it was lucky it turned out b/c I didn't measure it. And for the record, I don't normally think red and pink go together except on Valentine's Day.

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Happy Valentine's Day!!

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5 comments:

  1. Oh this dress is adorable! I need one just like it :) Thanks for the inspiration. Now I just need to become a seamstress. No problem. ;)

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  2. Great job! I love the flow of the skirt. And the little top for your daughter is precious!

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  3. Love, love, love that pop of color under the pink. Awesome, awesome job! Hope you had a lovely heart day. =)
    Kristina J.

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  4. Well I like the center gather on little people with adorable little tummies.

    Hopped over from Craftiness is not Optional, Congrats on your prize!

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