My first Dress - Vogue 1089

I'm so excited and pleased with myself. I have just completed my first sewing project! yipee...

I made Vogue 1089.

The material i used was a cotton sateen (not shiny) with a little stretch in it, in a beautiful off white with large red flower print all over. Which i brought for £6.99 p/m from Ebay !!!

I chose not to add the beading detail and feel the pattern of my material does not require it.

Only changes i made were to the length of the pattern. I'm a curvy gal and don't have the legs to pull off a dress as short as this ( think tree trunks) so i added 5 inches to the length and now it ends about 1 inch below the knee. Which i think is perfect.

So here is my dress.

Also brought some fab red wedge platform sandals to wear with it. Will add a pic of these in a few days.