thanksgiving dress!

i actually started this dress, butterick 5755, this summer with shirley... she used silk jersey and i used cotton jersey.  both of us made view a:

i got the fabric from gaffney's in philly.  it's very soft and only cost 99c/yard!

here's the full view.  construction was not so easy... the pattern was huge.  i had to take in the sides, shorten the bottom, shorten the overlay, shorten the straps.  it initially looked like a muumuu on!

 here i am, giving it a preview at school!  i'll be wearing it to thanksgiving dinner, in pittsburgh!