Materials: Vintage sheets! I have been collecting these sheets for the last 15 or so years, and this dress is made up of all the little bits of leftover sheet that weren't big enough for their own garments. They were all found at thrift stores or yard sales.
Cost: "Free" aka I did not purchase any new materials for this project in recent memory, everything was from Deep Stash and it's monetary value has been lostttt to tiiiime.
Timeline: Part of the bodice of this dress was actually the muslin for my Pumpkin Spice Benning, so I cut out the muslin in early November, and then finally cut out all the pieces during the last week of November and sewed it over Thanksgiving weekend. I used the back of the bodice muslin for this dress, cut the pockets out of the front bodice muslin piece, and cut a new front bodice based on my fitting.
Sizing, mods, changes and notes on fitting: The bodice is the same as my Pumpkin Spice Benning Dress, with a weird 1" FBA that I ended up taking out of the front. I drafted a large collar for this dress, but honestly, it could be larger. I also shortened the first tier of the skirt by about 4", and added very long waist ties (they're probably like 50" long, extremely extra).
Feelings about this project: I'm so into this pattern! Especially in the light, crisp cotton blends of the sheeting material, it's so easy to wear. I had originally planned to just use one different sheet per tier for the skirt, but I have so many fun sheets, I did a patchwork skirt instead with 8 different patterns on each tier. The design of this dress is heavily influenced by Physic Outlaw dresses - the patchwork, the tiers of fluffy skirts, the large collar! I am a huge fan of their dresses and the way they reuse vintage materials.
Feelings about myself: I have worn this in public once and a hip youth complimented me, so I feel GREAT in this dress! I am slowly evolving my style, between aging and pandemic and not going to an office anymore, and this is a big step in the right direction. It just FEELS fun to wear.
Feelings about the world: It's almost Christmas so I'm trying to stay positive.
What I’ve been listening to or watching: I listened to the audiobook of The Midnight Library by Matt Haig while sewing this and cried a good amount, in a feel-good way. I think the big takeaway from this project is GOOD FEELS, FEELS GOOD!
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