The Rehearsal Dinner Dress
There is something so absolutely delightful about the color purple, or more specifically, Lavender.
For my rehearsal dinner dress, I wanted to wear a lacy purple dress, and instead of trying to hunt one down, I opted for creating my own.
I went to Joann's and found this pattern that was the basis for adding an overlay of lace on a short, basic dress.
I figured I could alter it to fit me better after making it...
Found this absolutely beautiful periwinkle cotton broadcloth, and some lavender lace to top it. They compliment each other so well! This picture really doesn't do them justice.
Spent the morning cutting out the pattern, which required three pattern pieces and only a few steps of cutting. I didn't iron the pieces first, but they didn't have any delicate cuts, so I was okay with that.
I pinned all of the lace pieces directly to each corresponding base so that I would only have to do one step of stitching instead of two.
Here you can see how the colors delicately compliment each other without overpowering. You can see each color, and still see the pattern quite well.
The zipper did not prove to be a hassle, though I was definitely worried about the overlay not lining up perfectly to the base, therefore creating a strange bunch when putting it on.
However, it did not, and I breezed through each step.
To alter it to fit me, because there were no darts in the pattern, I put the dress on, and pinned it where I wanted to to fit more closely. This was a little tricky, and now that I'm looking at these pictures, I'm actually thinking about going back and making princess seams instead.
I love the sleeves, and I created a few little pleats at the top to add some additional texture and body to them.
Adding these pleats took a lot of pinning and patience, but it was totally worth it.
The "finished product".
Here you can see why I want to add princess seams instead of just darts.
It would add a little work, but I think it would finish nicely.
Notice the hem has lace that is longer than the base!
Didn't exactly meet my 100 Day Deadline, but I have almost everything done, except details on my wedding dress, one bridesmaid dress, some alterations, and the flower girl dress!
Stay tuned...
