Christmas Dress....Aaaaarrrggghhh

Well, here it is. I think this dress actually took me about 28 hours of labor to finish, and about three hours of sulking and throwing things down in frustration. But in the end, I have to say that it turned out pretty good. These pictures don't give you the greatest idea, you'll have to see it in person. It is so fluffy! The crinoline was yards and yards of netting and lining, and as frustrating as it was to sew through all that bulk, it was totally worth it for the fluffiness effect.

This is a close-up of the diamonds on the sleeve. They actually turned out the best of all, which is a little sad because you don't notice them as much as you do on the front of the dress. And just so you appreciate it....all that is hand sewn. You have to machine sew the triangle shapes, and then you have to hand sew the points together...apply beads...hand stitch the velvet ribbon behind the diamonds and THEN you can cut out the sleeves! Wow...I'm pretty sure I won't use this pattern again, but it is pretty cool all made up.

Here's the back, where I nearly lost my mind as I cut through the button hole to the edge of the dress after it was all finished. Fortunately you can't tell...and I think I fixed it (fingers crossed!).

This last one you can see the diamonds on the front better. Oh, and Madison is really into having her hair curly lately. Every night she begs me to put in the sponge rollers. It is so cute...and she is such a girly girl!

Well...that's what has actually been keeping me busy for the past month. With it all done and out of the way, I don't know what to do with myself. Aaahh...if only that were true........Christmas sewing, here I come!!!