The Tipsy Thimble

Here’s what I’ve got on the “new” part of the dress so far… If you haven’t read the first part of this dress diary, please scroll down and read about it first.

This is a close up of the fabric. (click for larger image)

I realize it’s a bit see-through… That’s fine because it will have a lining that is thicker satin, so it won’t be see-through when finished.

Here’s the back of the bottom part.

It’s a bit puckery, but that is because my dress form is my size, and Ashley is much smaller. The puckers will come out when it is fitted to Ashley’s body. Also, the top of this part will have to be cut down into a “V” (see concept pics in the first post), so that will remove a lot of the puckers, too.

And this is the front of the bottom.

You can see here that I haven’t finished the front closed, because I wanted to get some curves into the hips, but with Ashley’s measurements being smaller than me and my dress form, I had to leave a little bit open in the front. I’ll sew it shut Sunday morning so that when Ashley comes for her fitting, we can slide it onto her and fix the curves to fit her exactly.

This is shaping up SO pretty!!!