Bridesmaid Dress #2
This past Sunday, I sat down to finish the second bridesmaid dress. This pattern was a little different, and because my sister has to try it on so I can fit it to her, it looks kind of like a paper bag dress...
I used the Willow Tunic by sewserendipity.com as my pattern of choice.
I chose this pattern as one of the bridesmaid options because it has a semi-princess seam, and it can be shaped to different body types rather than the body types having to fit to the dress.
Below is the process!
First, I had to do the monotonous process of cutting out the pattern, all while making sure I was cutting everything right side up.
I forgot to take pictures of the whole process, but I did remember to do a zig zag stitch after each straight stitch to prevent fraying. This helps when you don't have a serger ;-)
I bought four zippers at once instead of buying each one separately to ensure I would have the right color... the two dress patterns have two different zipper lengths, something I failed to notice upon buying the zippers.
About this time I realized that the zipper was a tad bit long for this dress, but it still worked, just ended up with an unnecessarily long zipper...no big deal.
Below is the finished dress for now. As you can see, there are no sleeves yet, and it falls like a paper bag. It does have a little bit of shape, but that will change when my sister tries it on. I will pin it inside out, and sew it to fit her.
Upon writing this post, I just realized that all of the pieces ended up lining up to where they are in the same areas on the dress...
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