Pretty, right? I thought it looked a little too "stepford-y" when I first saw it, but I've learned my lesson about prejudging patterns. So I purchased the Extravagarden in Bold fabric that I've been coveting for months now. Yay for the lizard dress.
But it was the dress that almost wasn't. Like a good little seamstress, I measured myself to decide what size I needed to cut - small on the top with a medium waist. Then I cut my straight small and got to sewing. I finished a beautiful bodice, simply beautiful.
Then I put it on and... it was way too tight in the waist! I got so excited for the dress (and especially the lizard fabric), that I had cut a STRAIGHT SMALL instead of grading the waist to a medium. I was pretty devastated. I considered going on a diet just to fit in the dress (I intended to wear it to a friend's low key bachelorette party). Breathing is optional, right?
I soon regained my wits and had to let out every seam on that bodice. I sewed the tiniest of tiny seam allowance and voile! Crisis averted!
Now that I can breathe in it, I love this dress. I will probably be making the 'version B," and am currently using this bodice with another skirt.
The dress reminds some of my coworkers of Mrs. Frizzle. I'll take that as a compliment.
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it looks BEAUTIFUL!!!! And I am so happy you were able to fix the seams to make it work (aha Tim Gunn). Looks truly fabulous!
ReplyDeleteThank you!!! I love the pattern; you did such a great job with it. I'm currently using the bodice pattern again in another dress (this time I cut out the correct size).
DeleteI agree with Jess! you look great and I love the fabric choices! just fab!
ReplyDeleteThank you! I actually have lizards just like that in my yard, so I had to have that fabric.
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