Fun with patchwork

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I made this a while back (it was one of my Dragoncon outfits last year), but never got around to posting pics. I'd had the base dress for a while, worn it once or twice, but found it to be boring - pretty, but boring. So, since I had a bag of scrap velvet sitting around, I had fun.





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I just sliced pieces out of the dress and inserted velvet diamonds into the gaps - the skirt is really full towards the hem, which you can't tell too well from the pics. It made it oh-so-swirly and colorful and fun to wear! I also gathered in the neckline at the corners to make it square, and clipped earrings at the corners as a little ornamentation.