Wednesday, September 4, 2013

i made a tunic... unintentionally

I have had this pretty green jersey fabric sitting around for months. Originally I bought it to make a skirt but I eventually decided I really wanted to make a dress. I should have stuck to my original plan for a skirt because a dress... this particular dress, was way beyond my beginner skills and my "dress" ended up being a long tunic.

 earrings: violet bella // tunic: made by me // leggings: kohls // boots: old navy

 
 
I didn't get a great picture of the front but it has a sort of "wrap" skirt effect, with rounded sides. The mistake I made was that I didn't overlap the ends enough and because it is rounded, it is way too short. It should have had (at least) an 8" overlap but for some strange reason I only did 2"! Other than that I think I did a pretty good job. I definitely need to have a much simpler pattern for my next dress, oh yeah... another mistake I made... no pattern! I'm just that good (or not).
 
 
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6 comments:

  1. This is soo cute! You are so creative!

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  2. You look amazing lady! Love love the dress! Thanks for linking up with us for "what she wears!"

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  3. I love it. Tunics are definitely in. I think you did a great job. No one would know if you didn't tell them.

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  4. sometimes mistakes make super creative new projects:), I think you did a good job and the green fabric for the dress suits you really well!

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  5. Love the green mixed with the lace... gorgeous dress!! Thanks for linking up with us for What She Wears!!

    xo
    Dawnelle

    Just Dawnelle

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  6. Love it! So pretty! I just recently started to sew :) I made a blouse and I made a mistake (oops) I had to cover it with a fabric flower but it looks good, the flower was a great addition :) Thanks for linking up to the Less Laundry, More Linking party.

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