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Sewing: ava #2 aka fairfield day 2
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ava #2 aka fairfield day 2

Pattern Info

Pattern info for this project can be found here:
Ava »

Difficulty:

Category: Sewing

Type of item: Clothing

For: Women

Style: Classic, Cute, Preppy, Retro / Vintage


Materials

thrifted lien fabric. invisible zipper. bias tape. piping.

What was your inspiration?

a friend of mine pointed out to me that there is a dress on sale at Ruche.com that is exactly like this one for $80 but mine only cost $10!!!

pictures of me wearing it to come after next weekend.

What are you most proud of?

i wish i could say that the second time around was much easier but it wasn't. the dress ended up being too big again. need to cut a size two next time instead of a four. so i took everything in but the back darts. ended up taking too much in on the skirt; which then made it too small. ugh! but before i started stabbing myself with sewing pins while banging my head against the wall, i realized that i could just cut a few inches off the top of the skirt. so i did. got a little carried away with how much to cut, which made the dang thing too big! seriously?

after i gave myself a time out, i thought to myself of how to fix it & realized that all i had to do is gather the skirt. yay! the vow of "forever giving up sewing" disaster avoided. good thing! the only thing i changed is that i used an invisible side zipper that goes all the way up to the underarm instead of the regular zipper the pattern calls for.

can't wait to start #3.

 

4 comments

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gdub on craftsy.com
Oct 11, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
thank you:)
Sharon  on craftsy.com
Sep 29, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
So pretty! Love the piping!
Linda Cee on craftsy.com
Sep 29, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
So pretty!!
NancyJeannie on craftsy.com
Sep 29, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
Awesome love the blue flower fabric. Great job looks like you are learning a lot from this project!!!