I officially finished the
family reunion dress last night around 11. I should have finished last week, but the fact that the weather decided to break 100 and we don't have an air conditioner made me stay out of the sewing room and in the back yard in the shade :) The
sew-a-long was really fun. It's nice to see others working on the same project and it helps keep you motivated to finish. It's like taking a class, but for FREE!
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| Fabric is Shadow Play in the Silent Cinema line |
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| I used 2 buttons instead of the suggested 4. |
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| Back of the dress |
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| Yellow buttons with contrasting thread |
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| Decorative stitching on the hem |
Overall this dress was straight forward. When I made a mistake it was always my fault. Like, using the shirt button hole marks instead of the dress.
(Yes, I think I ripped out 5 button holes when it was all said and done, plus a button.) Even though my machine has a button hole attachment, I think I need to practice with the settings I like.
(If anyone has any good button hole tutorials they'd like to share, please let me know.) I'm very happy with the fabric choice and with the dress overall. My daughter seemed to like it too. She wanted to keep dancing in it.
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| Size 12-18 months |
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| She has the model pose down :) |
I think my favorite parts of the dress are the buttons I picked (originally I search for blue, but then decided yellow would be better and they had little flower ones, just like on the dress!) and the stitching on the hem facing. I will make this again, but not for a while and it might be the shirt version!
