dear diary dress

Added Apr 2, 2011

by oonaballoona

New York, New Yo...

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Description

this dress almost got shoved in the dreaded UFO bag when my first attempt at grading a pattern went HORRIBLY wrong…

i wish i had a full length to show you, but i only have a very bratty one, complete with tongue sticking out, which won’t make sense here. it does make sense at oonaballoona, if you want a peek. the before picture will certainly illicit a chuckle…

my second try at a swayback adjustment, and i LOVE this adjustment! where has it been all my life?

the pattern is vintage, mccall’s 5490, and i loved it so much i’ll probably make the maxi version too… in the same fabric, different colorway. is that bad?

Material Notes

cotton, invisible zip, silk remnant

Difficulty

Advanced

Categories

Season
Spring, Summer
For
Women
Garment Type
Dress
Style
Bohemian, Casual, Vintage

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    Apr 4, 2011, 03.01 PMby xanray

    So cute! And your blog post was so great :)

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      Apr 4, 2011, 03.35 PMby oonaballoona

      thanks girl! i had fun writing it.

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    Apr 3, 2011, 09.12 AMby marmota-b

    I love that pink fabric in particular…

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      Apr 4, 2011, 03.34 PMby oonaballoona

      the front band? that part took me an entire day of sewing. i had some leftover silk.

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      Apr 5, 2011, 06.38 AMby marmota-b

      Well, it was worth it. :-)

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    Apr 2, 2011, 02.15 PMby scheryka

    Ha ha. Too funny. Love your blog. Oh, love your dress too. And the pigtails.

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      Apr 4, 2011, 03.35 PMby oonaballoona

      thanks! i almost went to yoga class in the pigtails, then decided they weren’t ready for that kind of crazy.

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    Apr 2, 2011, 02.08 PMby oonaballoona

    thanks estelle!

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    Apr 2, 2011, 09.00 AMby estelleperdita

    Great Dress!

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