My Saltwater Taffy Dress. I love this dress. In fact, I'm going to wear it today. :)
I love the pleats on the skirt and the darts on the bodice. Like I wrote on Pattern Review, I feel that the darts give the bodice shape, but don't make it tight - a must have in Summer, amiright? And boy has it been balls hot here in Southern California. Ugh!
I put in an invisible zipper that promptly popped on me at my Sister-In-Law's baby shower. Luckily it zipped back up, but I had to replace it this weekend because it closed all wonky after the pop.
I also cheated and did a simple rolled hem because I didn't think it would matter too much. I find that some skirts really do get an altered shape if you roll the hem, mostly because the fabric stretches as you sew thereby giving you an almost lettuce edge, but I just took it slow, pressed pressed pressed, and it came out fine.
In-seam pockets are always awesome.
I've sewn so many dresses with in-seam pockets now that I always reach for them even when they're not there. It drives me bananas when a dress doesn't have pockets.
So that's all for now. I actually sewed this dress months ago, but am just getting around to posting about it. I've got more to show you in the coming days, and I'm finally getting my sewing mojo back. :)
Also, for those of you in Southern California, Jenny's & M&L Fabrics have a 20% sale going on right now through this weekend (I think - it may be longer). Go hit them up since their prices have gone up in the last year or so.
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