Wow! Such fun!
I kept getting more and more excited about the end of this dress; I wanted to see if the finished look was as fabby fun as it was when I was adjusting it. The waistline tapering looks great; there are so many times a dress just phases over the waistline when it is one of my features I'd prefer to highlight. I may take the buttons in a little more though; think I overestimated.
Unfortunately I had to cave and go in to Spotlight for my buttons! It is super hard to find matching buttons in op shops; mostly just masses of odd ones. I have a good mix but I like to have odd buttons on a dress that are around the same size and didn't have enough. Dare I say it; I'm running out of buttons? No I couldn't possibly be! Nevertheless, I got it in my head what I wanted for buttons and they really do suit the dress perfectly. The round yellow matches the round yellow of the inside of the flowers so well that I think it was definitely worth it. Especially seeing as I got the material for free. Another dress where the buttons cost more than the material!
Excuse me while I go and twirl as there is so much skirt - it's like a circle skirt!
Materials; Blue doona cover with cartoon flowers & ladybugs from Natalie K (thanks!), interfacing from Keperra Lifeline (20c), sewing pattern from Grovely St Vinnies (50c), 10 buttons from Spotlight ($6.60),
Cost to make: $7.30
I kept getting more and more excited about the end of this dress; I wanted to see if the finished look was as fabby fun as it was when I was adjusting it. The waistline tapering looks great; there are so many times a dress just phases over the waistline when it is one of my features I'd prefer to highlight. I may take the buttons in a little more though; think I overestimated.
Unfortunately I had to cave and go in to Spotlight for my buttons! It is super hard to find matching buttons in op shops; mostly just masses of odd ones. I have a good mix but I like to have odd buttons on a dress that are around the same size and didn't have enough. Dare I say it; I'm running out of buttons? No I couldn't possibly be! Nevertheless, I got it in my head what I wanted for buttons and they really do suit the dress perfectly. The round yellow matches the round yellow of the inside of the flowers so well that I think it was definitely worth it. Especially seeing as I got the material for free. Another dress where the buttons cost more than the material!
Excuse me while I go and twirl as there is so much skirt - it's like a circle skirt!
Materials; Blue doona cover with cartoon flowers & ladybugs from Natalie K (thanks!), interfacing from Keperra Lifeline (20c), sewing pattern from Grovely St Vinnies (50c), 10 buttons from Spotlight ($6.60),
Cost to make: $7.30
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