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Woah.... that's colourful! My Aunt gave me this vintage fabric from her stash earlier in the year. It's always daunting using gift fabric! I'm always a bit worried about the 'so have you used that fabric yet?' question. eep... I better make something wearable cause I'm gonna have to wear it around to her house sometime! She thought a skirt would be nice.. but I have no idea what I'd wear with it.. so it had to be a dress. The pattern is 'that' Burda dress (you know the one ladies! remember 'kiss the cook' challenge) I wanted to use a pattern that was least likely to chop up the cute little characters. At the last minute I decided it needed a tier on the bottom. Out came the scissors and I lopped 3ocm off the hem and then added the ruffle back on! So glad I did it though, because I think it matches the feel of the fabric. I found the ric rac at the local op shop last week for $2.. the colours were perfect! There's about 7m of it used up here.

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Comment by Kat on August 20, 2011 at 3:41am
Cute!  I'm glad you put the ruffle and the ric-rac on - they really match the feel of the dress.  So bright and happy!  :-)
Comment by Trish Blair on August 20, 2011 at 4:06am
Cute!  I really like the cut of the sleeves, flattering to the arms!  Good one!
Comment by Beata Khaidurova on August 20, 2011 at 5:13am
Awesome, I love it!!  The ruffle and ric-rac really complement the look of the print - very festive!
Comment by Anne Barnes on August 20, 2011 at 7:20am
Love it- never has rickrack been so complimentary!
Comment by Cathe on August 20, 2011 at 7:42am
Casey this is such a fun dress! I love your thought process, preserving the characters and going with a dress. The outcome is perfect, I hope you enjoy wearing it! Love the color palette and ric-rac, just yummy perfect!
Comment by Judy Roberson on August 20, 2011 at 8:25am

Casey, this dress is beautiful and looks great on you.. Proud you whopped off the bottom and added the tier..Made it really cute.. Looks great on you.

Comment by Katelyn on August 20, 2011 at 9:55am
A very cute dress, senorita!
Comment by Meg the Grand on August 20, 2011 at 10:21am
This is fantastic!  I adore the fabric (it looks great with this style pattern) - the characters are so fun!  And the ric-rac is a perfect addition.  Well done!
Comment by Kirsty Adams on August 20, 2011 at 12:55pm
Such a fabulous dress, I adore the fabric :)
Comment by margueritedesigns on August 20, 2011 at 1:01pm
Gorgeous colours and I agree with Anne - the ric rac just sets it off perfectly.

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