second dress ^_^

hajimemashite! (how do you do?)

are wa watashi no (dress) desu ka? (is that your dress?)

hai! watashi no (dress) desu! (yes, that is my dress!)

that's what i learnt today in japanese class :) and yes, that is the second dress sewn. we needed a white dress to go with a scarf for our "choir uniform" while presenting handel's messiah during Christmas. because i did not have much time, i really intended to buy one. however, all my shoppings were to no avail as i could not find anything nice, or valued for its price. so...TA-DAH! (more pictures of it worn next time!)

i used this lovely book: Dress made of my favourite cloth by Machiko Kayaki (ISBN978-4-579-11190-9). here are some pictures of the lovely eye kyandi (candy) from this book :)

not forgetting this of course, even though its on the cover page (understandaby so!)

the top of the dress. i did not include the part of the lining (though i cut it out) as the fabric i used (cotton) was thick enough. i cheated quite abit! i did not really understand some of the instructions so i tried to figure my way around, especially since its my first time sewing a dress with a ZIP.

lessons learnt:

- don't give up!

- the lining of the top half of the dress comes in handy when concealing the zip ends

- keep trying the dress as you sew! you'll have a better idea of the outcome you want :)

- try sewing in at the sides of the dress if it is too loose

- check if both sides of the fabric are the same! although it is not really visible, the top half of the dress (being the underside) frayed more easily. i did not realise that till it was too late :P if u tried anything from this book, care to share? :) id love to hear about your endeavours :)