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The first dress!

  • 10.12.2009

I didn't think I'd get anything done today, but I did manage to finish a dress.  It doesn't really count in my dress-a-day scheme, since I actually made it the other day but couldn't finish it because I didn't have a zipper.  But let's pretend.

Here's the dress, made of a poly cotton polka dot my mom has had since the '80's, and a nice lightweight navy cotton voile I got on clearance at JoAnn a while ago.  It is very hard to find cute tube dress patterns, and I'm not even really happy with the one I used here if I hadn't done the shirring.  I used this pattern:
 

I changed the top by cutting out the lining of the bodice pieces, and then using rectangles of the fashion fabric in the right shape to overlay over, creating the semi-sheer poufy top.  I'm not sure I love it on.  I also added a waistband.  The skirt is two layers of the ivory/navy polka dot, cut in rectangles.
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3 comments

  1. Welcome to fort & field!...11/10/2009

    This is such a cute dress! How on earth do you finish a dress a day??!

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  2. Morgank981/20/2011

    Do you happen to have the pattern info for this one? The link came up page not found.

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  3. Adventures in Dressmaking1/31/2011

    Thanks!
    @Morgank98, it's McCall's M5806, and it's out of print =(, I don't know why, since it's a cute and practical pattern! Simplicity has a similar one in their formalwear section, or try eBay?

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