"The Great American Dress Project" might be a little hyperbolic. A more accurate statement might be, "I've got three dresses in my queue." While putting away summer clothes, I realized I just didn't like most of the dresses in my closet. Some went into the trash and some will be donated. I went into SWAP Mode and sat down with my Burda index and Vogue Fabric Store swatch catalogs. I selected four dresses I liked and found suitable fabric (I hope) for three of them.
After lengthy cogitation (
I love that word!), I concluded the problem with the discarded dresses was the poor fabric choices I'd made. Choosing the best fabric for a project continues to be a problem for me. The few dresses from my closet that I didn't throw out were made from solid or nearly solid fabrics. So, with that in mind, I made the following choices:
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| BSM 08-13-138 |
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| BSM 01-13-133B |
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| BSM 06-13-143 |
Another dress in my queue is my Mother of the Bride Dress. After an initial misstep in fabric selection, I have made the following assignment:
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| BSM 09-09-138 |
I hope I've made better fabric choices with these dresses. I don't want to throw these dresses away next year when I do my closet change-over.
I like all your fabric and pattern choices. Can't wait to see your new dresses.
ReplyDeleteNice fabric choices. At least you don't have to match pieces with a dress. Takes out some of the stress for you!
ReplyDeleteTotally agree with Nancy K, and like Lori, can't wait to see the final product. :-). Thanks for your kind comments last week. Enjoy your blog too. :-)
ReplyDeleteNice fabric choices for upcoming dresses!
ReplyDeleteI like all of your choices. I wish you all the best with your dress adventure.
ReplyDeleteIsn't the color for your dress a bit darker than it looks in the photo? Anyway, I loved the color when I saw it in person and it's going to look great on you.
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