Remember that Chinese dress I ordered from American Girl? Remember that I paid too much for it, and Cody said, "Can't you make that stuff now?"
Well it turns out that no I can't. That dress was worth every penny because no matter how hard I tried (like once with muslin and twice with brocade), I couldn't make a decent copy. Was it the fit? The tricky sleeves? The cheap brocade from Walmart that frayed to bits? I don't know. But here is the best I could do:
It looks okay, but it doesn't fit around Julie's bum and some of the seams are going to fray away soon. And instead of sewing up the back seam, I had to leave it open with only velcro to close it. It's a good thing Julie has really long hair. Oh well.Abby was excited when I gave her the dress, but not nearly excited enough for the two days I spent on it. For all the effort and time I put into making it, I should have received a couple of cartwheels and toe-touches, but that didn't happen. I think I'll stick to real patterns for awhile now. And maybe sew something with bigger seam allowances.
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