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April 23, 2006
Spectrum and Sunbonnet
I have decided to become a part of
This is partly because it is a no-pressure project, so I can decide to not do it whenever I want. April's colors are orange and yellow and, while I am not exactly keen on yellow, I dig orange pretty well. I finished this dress today. It is a bit more daring than most of my dresses, cleavage-wise. The pattern is a "Laura Ashley" dress for McCall's. Somehow I doubt that any Laura Ashley fan would actually be wearing this dress. It might not be visible from the photo, but it ties over the bust and there is a little cut out space underneath the ties that is left open. Woo. This gets covered by the ties, but still feels a little bit risque, considering that the majority of the time I wear jeans and t-shirts. I will, however, be brave and perservere.
Also, I made and wore a bonnet. That's right folks, I am quickly slipping into the category of Eccentric Lady. The bonnet from Angry Chicken's mailorder was supercute, but it sold out within the day and so I missed out. Desperate for a bonnet, I bought a costume pattern (yay for 99 cent pattern sales!) and went for it. I used the same fabric I used in my passport holder and I think that it came out well. Despite all of the strange looks I am sure to garner (or perhaps because of them?) I will be wearing it out and about this spring/summer. It keeps the sun out of my eyes...
Posted by loyd0008 at April 23, 2006 11:03 PM