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Isn't this dress amazing? Even if you doing think so, I'm about to embark on an adventure. Create this dress as close to the spirit of the original 1952 dress as possible. I am working full time now, so the postings may get patchy or downright bad, but it's been a very long time since I was this excited about sewing something. I already got the material I chose in. PLAID! Holy smokes, I don't know what I was thinking, but I am still excited and hoping to wear the dress to a company Christmas party and maybe even start a trend of dressing/costuming it up a little for the party rather than jumping into whatever, to think it through and go with something fun with having a good time in mind. Here's the fabric:
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Check it out at
fabric.com. EXCEPT I couldn't find the blue and grey I bought, so this is a sample of the green. A
very tempting $6.98 per yard I ordered gobs of extra to match the plaid. Yes. I plan on matching the plaid to the very last moment. There are a lot of pieces and they are all quite large, so I decided to almost double the yardage and just met their free shipping requirements. I haven't fully decided if I am going to set the plaid on the bias for the bodice, but I guarantee you will be the first to know. I am thinking about using some yellow piping in some strategic areas to accentuate the yellow in the fabric. My husband will be wearing a blue shirt to match the blues and possibly an awesome yellow knit tie to match the yellow stripe.
I'm also looking at muslin, lining, crinoline, and a new dress form. I looked at vintage shoes, hats and purses over the weekend, so this is going to be a way too awesome project to miss!