This project, in particular, will be a very hard one to instruct.
So I think I will do without instructions and just explain the process.
(Please excuse the messy bed in the background. I got so wrapped up in my project that things such cleaning my room, making my bed, etc., fell to the wayside)
I started by sketching out my dream dress. Something somewhat organic and natural, but soft and girly. I found the perfect fabric at Ikea (and cheap!) that is similar to canvas/burlap material, and bought two yards. I also bought a silky fabric from JoAnn's fabrics to line the inside of the dress. I got lucky with my sizing because I have NO idea how to measure clothes, and just sketched out on the fabric what I thought would fit me.
After cutting out my pieces, I hand-hemmed the edges of each piece to create softer lines and to keep the material from fraying. I then sewed my top section to become one piece, and added a zipper to the back of the top. Next, I sewed a skirt out of the silky material and began pinning the "petals" in a fishscale pattern, covering the entire skirt. Once the petals were all sewn onto the skirt, I turned each piece inside out and pinned together the shoulder straps, skirt, and top and hand sewed the entire dress to become one piece.
The one thing I didn't like about this dress was that the canvas material is easily crinkled, so it needs to be steamed every once in a while. If I was to do it again...I would figure out how to measure clothes!!!
Pain in the rear.
The end result...and I know I've said this before, but...Voila!!!
Craft on, little birdies
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