So I might be addicted to this dress pattern. I used my last modification to make another cross front dress with sleeves. But, and this is a big but, I added the damn inch to the bodice. I rock so much.
Here’s another dress from San Diego Swap Meet fabric. I think I paid $2.00 for this fabric and I have another yard and a half left over.You probably also noticed that I ditched the waistband on this version too. When I was cutting, I just put the waistband pattern piece next to the dress pattern piece and cut them as one.
I used the same boatneck variation as last time.
What you can’t see in these pictures is the glittery awesome-ness of this knit. It’s subtle but it’s there!
Here you can see I used self-fabric for the neck band. You can see the silver sparkles here a little bit better.
Rant Alert!
And what the hell is my camera doing? Today was overcast and gray. Not bright and sunny. Not even a tiny bit sunny. This is an unaltered photo. I’m totally washed out. I’ve tried numerous scene settings (beach, white sun, portrait, SmartCapture, etc) and they all seem to be like this. This is really more of a medium gray knit and my skin is pretty olive with an ass-load of freckles right now. Not this dreamy, washed out white. To get the pictures to look like the ones above, I’ve had to change to Brightness, Contrast, and Saturation after I load them on the computer. I’m used to doing some editing on the computer but it’s hard to see any details in these last few posts with this camera. Gaaaah. On the other hand, my inside shots of the remodel (finish photos coming soon!) look great for inside fluorescent shots. Anyone have any ideas to make it better? I have a Kodak Easy Share C183. It’s not a great camera but it’s nice enough.
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I have no tips for the camera, but this dress is pure AWESOME! You look wonderful, and the dress is so wearable for nearly any event (or non-event). Nice job!
Cute dress! You look great in gray! Yeah, my Hubby's camera does the same thing from time to time. It's SO annoying!
Great dress! I ran across this blog site a long time ago and her tips for taking pictures really helped me. http://whatiwore2day.blogspot.com/p/how-to.html Scroll down to the bottom of the post for Photographing Outfits.
You have great taste, and you sure know what looks good on you. This is a great dress, and a great dress on you.
Kodak EZ Share cameras...I have had 3, I don't face change easily nor do I learn quickly. When my 2nd one started to have exposure troubles similar to this, it failed quickly. I now have a quirky EZShare Z981. I won't buy Kodak again. Don't know what to recommend except tostart looking for a replacement
I love your dress. Would you mind discussing (or linking) to how you finished the edges on the neck? It looks so good!!
Oh and re: your photography questions.... Get Canon to give you a Rebel (as a sponsor). The difference in your photos will sell lots of cameras for them. Their cameras are really that much better.
I like the dress, and thanks for the heads-up reminder about the bodice length.
Love the dress!
Camera...if there is an exposure compensation button or adjustment in the menu, make negative by at least 1.0. Maybe even 2.0.
Terrific looking dress on your enviably cute figure! You were in San Diego last time? Hey, Dawn, give me a call, I live in the area...
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