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Can you see how much better those armholes and sleeves are? I took out multiple inches there. On each side! I kept the skirt the same since I'd already added the bias edging to it and I kept the sweet cross-over bodice as well. (Thanks to Shelli for encouraging me to just keep it!) After being frustrated and disappointed with the way this dress came out at first (as well as the second and third times), I think I'm finally happy with it now. The skirt is still very poofy with those giant pleats, but that is the idea of the dress and now, at least, the bodice looks right. If I were to make the dress again, I'd probably cut the skirt to fit the resized bodice and leave out the extra yardage in the pleats. Luckily, wee one is girly enough not to be bothered by having like a yard of fabric around her torso!

Wee one's been wearing it all day and we've already received several compliments - that skirt fabric is so fab, it just makes the whole thing - so I'm gonna finally call this one a success.

posted by alison at 3:56 pm | in sew pretty

Comments

Very cute, and I love that fabric!!!!

Posted by: Machelle at January 9, 2009 4:23 PM

Love the dress. You have more patience than I do! Your dress is gorgeous but after wrestling with my first attempt I just tossed it. The neck is ridiculous to try to attempt to put bias binding on. I didn't even get to the skirt part! But thankfully I read your blog. You verified the fabric amount error. But here is what I will do next time because I just love the crossover neck: I am going to just round out the shoulder v on the pattern so that the bias will go on smoothly. You try it first and tell me how it works out! :)

Posted by: Celainea at January 9, 2009 5:32 PM

Beautiful!

Posted by: Jane at January 9, 2009 5:35 PM

Celainea, I think that's a good idea for the neck. I got the bias on fairly easily by just acting like the neck was round instead of v-shaped at the top. Good luck trying this one again! It takes some reworking, but definitely has potential!

Posted by: ALISON at January 9, 2009 6:28 PM

I love it. I'd make a carbon copy of it for my girl!

Posted by: Wendi at January 9, 2009 9:14 PM

I don't know how I missed the original post but I love the pink outfit. Love this too after your surgery - esp love those color combs.

Posted by: Donna at January 10, 2009 2:22 PM

Cute dress, congratulations

Posted by: Karoline at January 11, 2009 11:33 AM

She has the pose down. Cute!

Posted by: Dava at January 11, 2009 11:45 AM

I really like it. Very cute.

Posted by: Andrea from The Train to Crazy at January 19, 2009 1:15 AM

I absolutely adore that dress!!! The colors are amazing, and it turned out great! :)

Posted by: Kim at January 21, 2009 12:31 PM