I finished it for my 7 year old to wear to a wedding in 2 weeks. It's the hardest thing I've ever made - it has a fitted bodice (with the spaghetti straps I had to use the chopsticks to turn the right way round), a very gathered skirt, a sheer overskirt and a ruffle on the lining. And I had enough material left over to make a shawl. Whilst some things aren't 100% perfect (this is only the second zip I've ever done) I have to admit it looks pretty good and the not good bits are well hidden by the overskirt. Most important of all, it fits well and my daughter thinks she looks like a princess in it and loves it. Now we can go on holiday to the snow (it's winter in Australia) tomorrow without the sewing machine. Then when we get back we move to our new apartment and I get a sewing room - I'll have to find more projects to do.
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18 years ago