MY VERY FIRST 2011 SUMMER DRESS: THE "Y" DRESS...

I did get to finish my own Vogue 8724 dress on Thursday.  I shipped the other one to my Mom on Wednesday and she received it by Wednesday.  I think you can clearly see why I call this the "Y" dress.  The pattern was easy to put together except for the front skirt pleats that need to be matched up.  I am convinced that the pattern markings are incorrect, but I still love the dress.  Even in making the dress a second time I couldn't figure them out.  This time I used two different color threads for making tailor tacks to distinguish between the small and large dot markings.  But on  both dresses I just had to go for what I knew on that part - they still turned out nicely.  The armscye and bottom hems of both dresses were serged, turned under using steam a seam, and then machine stitched.  Easy peazy when you have large areas that you want to hem evenly.  I do think this dress is figure flattering as it hides all of my bumps and rolls.

 

With the completion of this dress it's time to move forward with another project.  Problem being I don't know what to sew up next!!!  I have so many ideas and so much inspiration that it's hard to know in which direction to go.  I hate it when that happens to me...