Sunday, May 22, 2011

My First Dress

I'm pretty excited about this dress! It actually fits, it's super comfortable, and nice and breezy. Oh and the length? It's not the most flattering length (ie doesn't hit at the smallest part of my leg) but it's practical for all of those mommy bend and snap picking up toys/food/little people moments.

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No, I am not pregnant. Yes, I could afford to do more sit ups and yoga. Moving on. I used a Shade shirt to create a pattern for the top. I made it two layers b/c it's a little sheer (ie I cut two fronts and two backs, sewed them rst (and clipped the curves!), then treated each double layer as one piece and sewed the front and back together, rst). I top stitched around the sleeves but don't really care for how it looks so I left the neckline untopstitched. I basted and gathered a rectangle that was almost 1 1/2 times around me and sewed it to the top portion. I love this lightweight knit. The stripes are horizontal on the top portion and vertical on the "skirt" portion. The hem is raw (ie unfinished) so I can always trim it if I decide I need it to be shorter.

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I am also awesome at modeling. ha ha ha.

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A surprisingly decent self portrait.

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10 comments:

  1. you rock and i love the photos!....but mostly the bend-and-snappability!!

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  2. very cute dress, and I love the pictures, where did you take them?

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  3. Emily! So cute! I love the dress and there is nothing better than being cute and comfy, especially when it gets hot out! Hope you're doing so great, I haven't checked out your blog until now but I love it!

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  4. Em, I love it! You're so talented.

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  5. Aww Emily, I love it!! You are so beautiful and you model that gorgeous dress perfectly! Here's to more dress-making for you!

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  6. I'm so impressed! I like the tiny stripes! Do you think you'll be making more dresses in the future?

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  7. I just LOVE your rendition of the perfect summer dress!!! Thank you for considering joining the challenge even if you don't have time to make another dress. The challenge doesn't end until June 15th, so if you should reconsider - just let me know - we'd love to have you join in.

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  8. p.s. your photos are picture perfect. Would you mind answering a camera question or two?

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  9. Such a pretty dress under the blue sky! Thank you for sharing!

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