A Dress?

Yes, a dress. Vogue pattern V8383 in a linen/cotton with embroidered polka dots.  Abby calls this my chocolate chip cookie dress because the fabric reminds her, well, of chocloate chip cookies.  I have been collectiong and buying vintage patterns and fabric for a while, but this is a modern pattern.  It's taken me weeks to finish it - mostly because of the limited time I can devote to anything much lately.  I really have been knitting, but they are interminable projects that simply will not end.  If I ever finish them, I'll post photos.  But now that it's spring, I want to sew some of the vintage stuff I've been piling up.  I was very lucky and won some free shoes and a bag from  Zappos.com via Twitter.  The shoes in the photo are the ones I picked - they're Born's, my favorite shoes. 

My grandson had his first birthday and Tom is graduating from Texas State University on May 9th.  It's a busy time of year for us.  The summer fast approaches and I just now got the beans, squash and leek seeds planted today.  Oh, and it's San Jacinto Day, so I had the day off which is how I could get all the gardening and mowing done. Whew!  Is anyone else feeling as distracted as I am?

*note: I appear to be leaning in the photo, the camera was on an unlevel surface, but I was losing light so I took it.  I also managed to miss a button on the bodice, such was my hurry.

Comments

[Kat]

Nice job! You look fabulous in it!! Love the fabric too!

[Jene]

'Tis a lovely chocolate chip dress. Congratulations, cookie!

[iris-julimond]

oh, it looks great. I wish, i had more time for sewing again. I have done it so often, but the last years...i stopped it.
I don't know why.

I hope to see more sewing pictures here.

greets from germany

Iris

[Mary Beth]

Looks great...I just don't know how you do it all...planting, sewing, knitting...very inspiring!

[Judy]

Great job Julia! Man, I wish I could sew.....

[Teresa C]

Such a cute dress! I've been jonesing to sew lately, and I might just start by finishing a quilt that I started eons ago. But now, I want to make a dress. don't you love Vogue patterns?