I think it must been about 2 months ago I made this, but I finally wore it a few days ago at my graduation from University.
The pattern is Simplicity 2884 and I loved it! It was nice and easy to put together, way easier than I expected, and I was surprised how flattering it was too. I was worried it wouldn't fit properly around the bust, but with a few alterations to the gathers on the bodice, it fit really well!
I did make a muslin first, and I was very glad I did. (I'm normally too impatient and always skip this step) It meant that my final dress came together in hours and I could learn from my shoddy mistakes. I do really like the practice muslin though, I made it out of an old blue gingham duvet I found in a charity shop for £2. I need to take some pictures of it at some point, its nice and summery.
The fabric is a lovely green heavy-ish, floral cotton that I brought from Honeysuckle At Home from a craft fair. I had no idea at the time if it would be enough to make this image I had of a 50's style halter dress...........
Who can compete with this!
Haha, can't say I looked anything like this on my graduation day, sure it would have livened the place up a bit though.
Overall I loved this dress. It was really comfy (besides the bit of boning I didn't encase properly so it stuck in my back a bit) And I cant wait to wear it again, definitely without the furry robes though!
It was a scorchio day, and the fabric was very warm but looked nice anyway so ah well! I would recommend the pattern to anyone, it was very straight forward, but I missed out the lining as the fabric was substantial enough not to need one.
I think I'm going to use the bodice and waistband bit of the dress pattern to make a halter-neck top in the future. hopefully it will come together before all the hot weather goes and I have to go back to jumpers.
So here are some more photos of me with my Mom, Dad, Milo and Nan, (in case any of them felt left out)
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