Saturday, 1 February 2014

Car Fest Simplicity 2444 dress in progress

So I have made a start on the Car Fest dress. It currently looks a big of a shapeless sack, but I haven't inserted the zip or seen up the side seams yet. 

The eagle eyed among you will spot the coverless cushions on the dog behind. The Boy spent last night throwing up and then finished off with a quick barf on the sofa this morning. Not good as we are about to try to sell it before our new sofa arrives. Anyone fancy a slightly puked-on sofa ?

Back to the dress, which is Simplicity 2444, of course. It's been coming together okay, with a slight lengthening of the bodice. The fabric is quite thin, so I have lined the bodice. I haven't got enough of that lining to do the skirt as well so I will either have to get some more or maybe go for a petticoat to give the skirt a bit of volume. That would be a bit of a departure for me, so I will try the dress on once the zip is in and have a think. 
I realised that I'd bought a standard zip rather than an invisible one for some reason. And I was about to bung it in anyway as I'm so inpatient... but I decided to hang on until I can get an invisible one because I am trying to make a bit of an effort with this dress and not eff if up like I usually do! Fingers crossed...

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