Ottobre 03-2010-35
Ottobre Designs 03-2010-25 This was the dress design that my DD chose for her end-of-the-year celebration for her Senior Kindergarten class. They are having a tiny in-class graduation, but I will take any excuse I can get to make a fancy dress. Last year I bought some Betsey Johnson stretch cotton butterfly fabric that she has had her eye on ever since. I believe it came from Elliott Berman in their annual 50% off sale. Originally, it was to be for me, but I just couldn't find something to make that wouldn't look too "cute" for a woman well into her thirties. So, she won, I lost, and she has a pretty sweet dress. Of course, I couldn't get her to model it. It was enough of a battle to get her to try it on for fitting. The white fabric for the top of the dress was a 50 cent rummage sale find. I lined the bodice with some cheap poly cotton broadcloth, since the fabric was so wrinkle prone. I left the skirt unlined as there wa...