Stay tuned for a GIVEAWAY which will be posted tomorrow! But in the meantime...
The finished New Years Eve Dress
The finished New Years Eve Dress
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| With the fluffy purple petticoat underneath :-) |
I actually got the New years eve dress finished for my lovely pal Jodie
And what a saga it was...
The story starts........ now
Twas the night before Christmas New Years Eve and all through the house, not a creature was stirring not even a mouse..... oh wait yes, there was one certain creature stirring... it was Renay working franticly at the sewing machine finishing seams and bows, hems and what not, then carefully handstitching here and there & everywhere. Then finally.... finito.
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| View from the back |
Then the day came. The dress was to be worn. Jodie stepped out looking dashing in the swishy skirt and perfectly fitting bodice. She then twirled around for a little help with her zipper..... alas, when the zipper upperer went to zip her up the zipper decided that it would split. Even after an hour of trying to fix it, no luck. We tried every trick in the book, every old wives tale, Candle wax, greylead pencil... My lovely man even tried to spray WD40 on the darn thing! But no... The zipper bombed out, and with only an hour until the party, the backup dress had to be dragged out.
The moral of the story: Don't use crappy invisible zippers that feel like paper. UGH!
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| Bodice and skirt pleats. So hard to capture details |
So Jodie only got to wear the dress for 7 minutes... thats right 7 minutes!!!
But it worked out okay in the end, as it was 42 degrees (celcius!) and we were SO HOT.
Her backup dress was much cooler than the 50's petticoat number.
What a shame.
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| Open back design as requested |
Never fear though, it has since been corrected and in wearable condition so we will just have to take it out for a twirl and cocktails another time... oh how terrible!
Dress Details:
Pattern: Self drafted. I took Jodies measurements and just got lucky with the fit.
She wanted a full skirt and an open back with a bow. I like it enough to make one for myself. Its so swishy and feminine.
Fabric: Jodie found the fabric herself and a nice little fabric boutique. It's a nice medium weight cotton sateen and sewed beautifully.
Time taken: Forever.
Anywho! Hope your all well & happy and enjoying the new year
Come back tomorrow for a giveaway, some cute items up for grabs!
Thats all for now folks, I need a brandy.... wait I don't drink brandy...
