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I made that dress!! I was so excited when I looked into the mirror and I saw that what I made really did look nice ! I have been “sewing” for a long time and it was only in the past few months that I began to use patterns, and not make a whole bunch of mistakes. Before I used to sew the sleeves in wrong, not hem everything… In short, if there is a mistake to make while sewing I have made it. Most of the time what I sew is more humorous than not. But I think that the main way to learn while sewing is to sew and not worry about the mistakes. Or I guess that is the best way if you haunt the dollar a yard section of walmart and get lace and silks and lots of other lovely materials. I have yards of material, and a whole hoard of patterns, my next project will probably be a colonial ball gown. I got some beautiful maroon colored “Silk”(I have no idea what the proper name for it is, so I call it silk.) I did a colonial dress before, I made it with a pink sheet! I did all right on it, but I forgot to fit the top so I ended up with something that didn’t really fit me. all though it looks fairly nice on a hanger. But since I made it out of a two dollar pink sheet from a thrift store it really didn’t matter. I had fun making it and I will probably not photograph myself in it unless I get a hoard of Emails or comments from my friends asking me to do so. This will also tell me that you read my website:) Any way this dress was very fun. I thought about what materials I would use last night, and then today I spent a few hours and made the dress from start to finish without any help! Net cost for this dress was probably about ten dollars, not including the jewelry which was probably another five, I don’t buy expensive pearls… I used five yards of blue “Silk” and about two yards(or maybe one and a half) of the lace. Then some elastic(which I borrowed from my Mom.) and a zipper(also borrowed from my Mom although I am going to start buying my own soon.)
I have a fun time when ever I go to walmart, and I really enjoy the cutting ladies faces. Last time I was there I said that I wanted the whole bolt of fabric, the lady began to look at me rather strangely after she said there was twelve and a half yards on it and I said “Good, I will probably be able to make two things!” She was used to people who bought something when they had a particular dress in mind. All though the material I bought didn’t seem to surprise her half as much as the trim I selected and told her I wanted half a yard of it. She asked me whether that would be enough to trim what I was making and I said that I was going to use it for a neckless! It really is very pretty. It has little crystals and it is beaded and the color will match perfectly the dress I am going to make.

And there are only about six pictures of this dress to look at. I didn’t feel like posing for a long time.

I forgot to hold a sword, but next time… I probably will! Although none of my swords are colonial… I am really looking forward to a certain ball dress that is going to be made next! Of course I may change my mind, and changing ones mind in the middle of making a dress is not recommended which is why it is a good thing to think out how a dress it to be made the day before you make it!
And in the last picture I was holding my camera’s remote control and I was turning it off.