I know I haven't posted in a hot minute, but I wanted to showcase the prom dress I made for my beautiful stepdaughter. She bought a dress online and it didn't fit properly. It was way too much to fix so, she gave me 10 days to put a dress together. Yes. 10 days! We sketched up exactly what she wanted, visited the fabric store and got to work.
We used a satin for the skirt and belt, a nude lining and a beautiful black lace for the bodice. We did end up buying a pattern, but it was awful so I threw it away and can't remember what it was. By awful I mean like 10 sizes too big. I ended up using the pattern as a template for the skirt. I used my measurements to cut it down and it turned out great.
For this gown, I cut four panels for each side (per the pattern) but cut them in to slenderize the look. Basically, the bottom of the two middle panels met into a slight "V" at the bottom. The bottom of the skirt is a circle skirt. ( Look at the Circle Skirt App to get a perfect one for the bottom of the dress.)
For the bodice of the dress, she wanted a cut-out in the back. So, I made a corset type lining so I could easily do a cut-out with only lace and not have to worry about getting both fabrics perfectly in line. Because I was working with lace, I serged around where all hems would be, then rolled that under twice. Made it soooo much easier!
We put an invisible zipper in, sewed an applique onto the belt and we were done! The biggest shocker, I was done early!
For the bodice of the dress, she wanted a cut-out in the back. So, I made a corset type lining so I could easily do a cut-out with only lace and not have to worry about getting both fabrics perfectly in line. Because I was working with lace, I serged around where all hems would be, then rolled that under twice. Made it soooo much easier!We put an invisible zipper in, sewed an applique onto the belt and we were done! The biggest shocker, I was done early!
