craftgrrl | Blue dress of ultimate cuteness

My friend Holly introduced me to the most amazingly inexpensive fabric place ever. It took up three buildings- enormous! The only downside was having to sort through piles of bolts of fabric, but I guess that's not really a downside.

Both the pretty sheer fabric and the under layer were $2.00/yd, but somehow I ended up getting a discount and paying $1.50/yd. The lady had a very heavy accent, so I couldn't understand what it was for. Not complaining though. Oh, and the zipper was $.75.

For the bodice, I modified a Vintage Vogue pattern slightly, and then ended up modifying it more because though my measurements were pretty close to the ones on the back, it thought I had huge boobs. The bottom is just two layers of donut, so that the skirt can be full for swing dancing. There is also a bow, because every pretty dress needs a bow.

This made me realize that I forgot to baste down a sleeve facing. Oops :-)

The back. This was the first time that I've used a pattern where the zipper starts in the middle of the back. Maybe I should have used an invisible one, lol.