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Sourcing from the basement of my grandmother’s magical home, I made this dress from your standard, run-of-the-mill, outer shower curtain. Not intentionally viewing it as basis for a dress, it sat in a storage bin in my apartment until this Summer when I REALLY needed a sewing project to cure my stress.
So, slightly basing the bodice of a lovely tight fitting dress I already had, I seam ripped the two green panels from the lovely white bit of it and slowly but surely created a dress. Simply gathering the white portion and using the liner of another dress I ripped apart earlier in my life, I created a nice, full skirt. For the bodice, I sewed the two green panels together then folded the front to my liking. The rest of the bodice is comprised of differently sized pieces of embroidered green.
I retained the upper portion containing the curtain ring holes, as well as the tag, in order to hold on to its former roots.
Material Notes
Thank you, dear Wal-mart.
The second to last picture made me realize that I needed to add boning. So glad I did.
Difficulty
Intermediate
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- Women
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Jan 5, 2012, 03.48 AMby jimyshu
it is really pretty~ : )
Dec 26, 2011, 12.52 AMby keeniebean
THANK YOU SO MUCH! C:
Dec 25, 2011, 01.47 AMby yelmore
Very pretty. & a great way to un-stress!
Dec 24, 2011, 03.53 PMby Jodi Wade
Great! A dress you can wear during sun showers!
Dec 24, 2011, 01.36 AMby leis-sewgirl
You are incredibly clever and creative. Well done!
Dec 23, 2011, 10.37 AMby oceanstar
soooo pretty! :)
Dec 22, 2011, 09.09 PMby PinupGal
I love peoples creativity :)
Dec 13, 2011, 04.46 PMby tejka
nice. you look like a fairy!