The dress needs to be ready by Saturday evening, since that's the big birthday drinking day (my actual birthday is on a week day, but a majority of my friends are incredibly lame about going out on weeknights, so the weekend it will be.)
Originally, I wanted to knock off the Lanvin dress that Helen Mirren is wearing here. I even went out to Toronto's Fashion District and bought some gorgeous blue knit fabric. But then, I started wondering - would this dress flatter me? Did I have enough time to make this dress, since I'd have to franken-pattern it? And so, I mentally went to Plan B.
Plan B is BWOF 09-2010-122.
I cut everything out last night, and constructed some of the skirt. Hopefully, tonight, I'll be able to finish it off. I'm going out Tuesday, Thursday and Friday evenings, so I really only have 2 evenings to get this done.
4 comments:
I LOVE this dress and can not wait to see how you sew it up. What a great B-day gift to yourself!
You are obviously not afraid of going out weeknights!! I have a Saturday dress deadline too so I will think of you while I am beavering away. I love the pattern you have picked, good luck!
You're right - the original idea would have been a Frankenpattern at best, plus some self-drafting. I've got a list on my desk of possible candidates, but no dead matches. The post will be out tomorrow.
Oooh, this is a stunning pattern. I've admired this one too. Looks demurely va-va voom, if that makes any sense.
Happy birthday, and I hope you have fun on your night(s) out!
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