Parade of Dresses Day 3: Bombshell Take 2
The fabric is a medium weight quilting cotton I picked up from a quilting store outside of Fort Worth last year. It had Bombshell written all over, especially since I used the sarong skirt from the pattern. It's a little kitschy maybe but I love it. (PS you can see the fabric better in the close up pictures at the end of this post. damn the blurriness of these pictures!)
The only modification I made was to add about an inch to the top of the cup so it covered a little more. (that's for you mom!) To add the extra inch I traced the top cup pattern piece on a plain sheet, marked one inch from the highest point of the cup and drew a curved line to connect that point to the edges of the pattern piece that connected to the side bodice and center bodice pieces. (does that make sense?) The coverage was a lot more appropriate for a family wedding than the first bombshell I made. Also, I noticed that my hand stitching and general construction of the dress improved a lot the second time. Obviously that had to do mostly with the fact that I had made the dress before, but I also think this fabric helped...
Here are some closeups of the fabric, lining, zipper guard and waist stay.
And here's a shot of the dress in action. Obviously it holds up well to dancing like a maniac!
Now that the season's are changing, this dress will probably end up in the closet until next spring/summer. I'm sad to see it go, I'm definitely a big fan.
PS Here's another picture from the wedding (specifically the photo booth at the wedding). It doesn't show the dress at all but I felt like you needed to see it...
6 comments
Write commentsLove this dress! It's super hot! Great job, girl!
ReplyGorgeous! Just gorgeous. Looks like a fun wedding.
ReplyBeautiful! Great job
ReplyOh! You are so cute! Hehehe. Thanks for sharing the viking shot.
ReplyYour dress is really adorable, I think the print on the fabric really suits the bombshell dress.. Very "tiki" and wonderful! Must be sooo much fun to wear. :) It looks like you did some solid construction work too!
This frock is tiki-tastic! Love it :D
ReplyHA! Love that last photo from the wedding - hilarious! The dress is beautiful, and I feel like the fabric is so very appropriate for a sarong style dress :)
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