i used to be obsessed with this song in middle school. ha!
while visiting shirley, i decided to tackle the complex pattern on the left (below, simplicity 2250), figuring it'd last me for a while, seeing as this time i was out in oregon for 10 days. what i didn't factor into the equation (haha factor, equation, math!) was the fact that i had to do exercises and stretches for my leg every day too. that cut so much out of my sewing time =(
the model has on a dress with horizontally striped black and white fabric. i've never made anything with horizontal stripes, and i had this chambray and white striped fabric that has little red dashes through the center of each white stripe. i had used some to make michelle pj pants a while back and had tons left. i was planning on making dad a dress shirt with it, but something told me that he wouldn't like the slight sheen on each of the chambray stripes, hehe. below is a zoomed in pic of the bust. THIS is why the dress was tedious. there were so many tucks, pleats, and darts. and then, because i am so busty (or not), i had to add extra darts to take in the material so that the bust wasn't baggy. took forever for me to figure out where to place them so that it would take out the extra fabric in all the right places.
the back is adorable. the top part of the back has elastic, though for absolutely no reason because it's attached in a way that doesn't stretch. the huge tie is pretty cute. i made thicker straps (not spaghetti straps) to cover up my bra straps. i hate when bra straps show.
i hand-picked my second zipper ever. look how teeny the stitches are (or perhaps you can't even see them)! i should have paid better attention to matching the stripes when i sewed the zipper. oops.
for the lining of the bust (i didn't bother lining the bottom because the fabric isn't see-through or thin), i used this cream floral fabric that i once prewashed with navy fabric. the navy bled on everything (including that red and white ikat print sleeveless top i made while i was in philly, and thus it is no longer as crisply red and white as it used to be! yeah, i'll admit, i cried. now it looks like a hippie top.). thus this is really an ugly bluish cream floral fabric. it had a bit of stretch to it so it perfectly matched the stretch in the stripey outer fabric.
here's the front. the skirt was a pain to make too. so many pleats and gathers. I HATE MAKING PLEATS AND GATHERS. i'm afraid the dress is rather busy, so i question if it'll look ok on. i'll probably wear it with a white cardigan next week to school, so you don't see the straps.
tomorrow i'm going to wear the stripe monster to work! stay tuned for a pic!
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