Here are the links if you'd like to read part 1 and part 2 of this saga.
Well, after much hemming and hawing and procrastinating and trial and error, the dress is finished! Here's a picture of the final product. Miss H with her friend, Miss G.
Okay, so I'm reeling* down the path toward completion with this dress. I've got the bodice, skirt, skirt lining, and panel sewn. I do not, however, have them sewn all together yet.
Well, I'm up to my elbows in sewing! On the sewing table...an Irish dance competition dress for Miss H. She's worn this school dress thus far and is ready to get a solo dress now.