I have my 15 year class reunion this weekend, and I really want to show off my little girl. 🙂 I fell in love with this fabric the moment I saw it. It is a strip sewed fabric with an embroidered piece in between a batik print. I bought a coordinating batik print, and designed this dress.
The back is shirred with the coordinating batik. The front is fitted with a strip of the embroidered fabric placed horizontal across the middle to compliment the very full skirt. I placed a silk flower with a butterfly button on the strip to top it off. I always like to add a little “something” to set off my designs. I love how it turned out and how twirly it is!
I just love love love the colors! Stunning.
Seriously, Stacy, you could go into business and make a pretty penny with these original dress creations! You are so talented, and I bet you could sell a dress like this for upwards of $150 to the right person.
Thank you both so much! 🙂 I was going to make this elaborate 2 dress outfit, but then I remembered how HOT it was going to be so I settled on this. I’m hoping she will be able to wear it next summer, too, since I made it a little bit longer than normal. It only took me about 2 hours to make it, too, so that was definitely a plus! Then she didn’t want to take it off after I put it on her…so that was a good sign. 😀
This is awesome! Only 2 hours? Oh, for a smidge of your talent *sigh*
Thanks Alissa! 🙂 Like everything else in life, the more experience you have doing something, the quicker you can do it. This dress is pretty similar to some others that I have made a few times already so I didn’t have to do much measuring and thinking when I put it together.
Very cool. I love the vibrant colors!