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Here's another Appleton with Vera sleeves. I actually started this before my niece's wedding to see if I could make a dress in a more subdued fabric. This fabric I got at Joann's; it's some sort of brushed cotton/poly mix.
So it started off as a floor-length dress. One big problem with this dress is that I decided to line it. All by my lonesome, with no instruction. Since it was a wrap dress, that meant improvising, which usually doesn't turn out too well when I'm doing it. Spoiler: it didn't.
Once I saw that it wasn't going to work as a formal gown, I put it aside until after the wedding.
Today I had the energy to cut it down and hem it.
It was actually quite hideous as a floor-length dress. So much polka dot, and it drooped with the weight. But the reason I decided to trim and finish it was because I really loved the sleeves and I think the wrap is a good look for me. I thought maybe the dress could be saved.
I couldn't decide whether to keep the lining or remove it. The polka dot fabric is a bit light and because I'd sewn it and the lining together at the seams, it would have been a hassle to rip out the lining.
More improvising ensued to finish the dress below the waist.
In the end, this thing is okay except for one thing. It's super uncomfortable at the armhole. The discomfort seems to be coming from the lining. So I probably won't be wearing this. But I do want to try it again in a fabric I like.
So it started off as a floor-length dress. One big problem with this dress is that I decided to line it. All by my lonesome, with no instruction. Since it was a wrap dress, that meant improvising, which usually doesn't turn out too well when I'm doing it. Spoiler: it didn't.
Once I saw that it wasn't going to work as a formal gown, I put it aside until after the wedding.
Today I had the energy to cut it down and hem it.
It was actually quite hideous as a floor-length dress. So much polka dot, and it drooped with the weight. But the reason I decided to trim and finish it was because I really loved the sleeves and I think the wrap is a good look for me. I thought maybe the dress could be saved.
I couldn't decide whether to keep the lining or remove it. The polka dot fabric is a bit light and because I'd sewn it and the lining together at the seams, it would have been a hassle to rip out the lining.
More improvising ensued to finish the dress below the waist.
In the end, this thing is okay except for one thing. It's super uncomfortable at the armhole. The discomfort seems to be coming from the lining. So I probably won't be wearing this. But I do want to try it again in a fabric I like.
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