Not all dresses were meant to be. The scary thing about sewing the wrong dress is that you can't put it back on the rack and grab another in a different color or in a size up or down. I chose this pattern because I don't own any wrap dresses and because it didn't need a zipper for a closure. I have a limited supply of zippers that I brought over from Japan, so I love any pattern that lets me continue hoarding them.



I'm wearing a shrug in the picture because the cut of the shoulders makes me look like a linebacker. I think this dress would work better for a lady with a bigger rack and more meat on her bones. Luckily, the pattern goes up to size 22 (44 inch bust, 37 inch waist) so it covers a better range than most mall stores. Plus, there's a little tummy hiding voodoo due to the empire waist.

The dress gets its name from the fabric. It's a handkerchief style pattern, with a little edge from skulls, guns and cards...if it is possible for cotton fabric to have an edge.

I'm about a week and a half into my Lenten no "meat with feet" fast. I'm starting to fantasize about steaks and big fat hamburgers. I consoled myself with a dressed up pizza.

Labels: dress, projects, sewing

posted by Alison 3/08/2009 11:24:00 PM : (0) comments : splink