We have a girlie around these parts that is having a birthday this week. As well as a tea party with some very important people to celebrate the special occasion.
So, of course a new dress was in order.
I basically used my old stand-by vintage dress shape (here is the original tutorial) but didn’t put on the sleeves or a collar.
Just a simple, classic dress kicked up a notch with a bit of colorblocking.
The only other difference to the original tutorial was adding an invisible zipper in the back instead of the buttons. Which, with the color-blocking needs to be pretty perfect in order to look good.
So, I made up a mini-tutorial about how I matched up a bodice with an invisible zipper if you ever need to know too.
Here’s what you need to do:
Then, mark where the bodice meets your zipper.
Both liZ and I have been working on a few other projects during Skirting the Issue that we are excited to share in the next little while.
Stay tuned for regular programming tomorrow.
~Elizabeth
adorable! i love the little pop of yellow in there.
Amazing as always….and I also am a fan of the yellow belt, it’s the perfect touch.
So cute!
Great tip.
I had that exact problem with this dress: http://whatsherrymadetoday.blogspot.com.au/2012/07/hello.html
I ended up sewing the ribbon over the join to hide my bad zipper sewing effort 🙂
I must remember this tip next time.
Thanks ♥
Love this dress so cute!! I hope we get to see some pictures of her in it at her birthday party!! 🙂 xx Holly
so pretty. I love your color combination. Just gorgeous – thanks for sharing!
So cute! I love the colors too…
Happy birthday, pretty girl! I love the dress and I hope she has such a special day!
Happy birthday! What a fun party dress!
So, so cute!! That yellow belt just pops!
oh my… this is awesome for my girls!!!!!thanx for the awesome tuto!!!!