I Had a Strong Reaction to This....

....I'm just not sure what it was.

Surprised? Annoyed? Delighted? Dismayed?

My Crepe Dress

Here's my nearly finished Crepe Crap Dress from Gertie's Sew-A-Long.

A colossal failure!

Paid way too much money for fabric CHECK
Made a proper muslin CHECK
Drafted a bodice pattern with corrections CHECK
Hand basted each piece to a lovely piece of silk underlining CHECK
Sewed lovingly over two months CHECK
Finished the skirt with french seams CHECK

finished the bodice edge with lovely seam binding CHECK
tried on for final fitting WTF???

An uncut paper bag would have fit better.

I have no idea what happened. I suspect an error was made in the pattern drafting. I tried to fix it by taking in three inches on the side seams and one inch on the shoulder seams, but I've made a mess of the entire bodice.

I'm so, so sad and frustrated. How can one make such a mess of a simple wrap dress?  I really splurged on the fabric, and it's so pretty. I'm either going to completely remake the bodice or I'm going to make a wrap skirt out of it.

Dang!

Thanks Readers - 25% off for you

I've had my store closed for a while.

I had meant to freshen things up with new inventory, but that hasn't happened so I'm going to offer you my last year's inventory at 25% off.

http://www.etsy.com/shop/misspricklypear

That puts a lot of items at about the cost of materials, so it's a pretty darned good deal! My plan is to redesign the store during the summer.

Just enter the code SPRINGCLEAN at checkout. The code is good for the rest of February. Shipping charges still apply.

Thanks for reading.