Oops....I did it again

My dress is finished. And I had big plans of showing It to you while I was wearing it.
But yesterday I had a little accident. I sprained my ankle.

I was on the bottom step of the stairs, fooling around with the cat who was at the top. We had a lot of fun. But when I turned around to walk away I forgot that I was still on the first step and my foot landed in the wrong way. I thought I heard a sound in my ankle and for a moment I was afraid something was broken. But I could still stand on it and walk with it, actually without any extra pain, so I decided not to see a doctor. But later that evening, after resting for a few hours, I got up from the couch and it was very painful to walk on. The pain stayed while I was not moving. So I feared the worst. Luckily this morning the pain had gone for 90%. 
Walking is still difficult so I just didn't feel like getting all dolled up for a picture. I'm sure you'll understand. The 'blue Lady' was so nice to step in for me, again.

First a little reminder of how the dress looks like:





















Here's a picture of the dress, from the front and the back (I don't know if it works on your computer but if you double-click on pictures you get a closer view)


It turned out just great. On the inside I sewed elastic on the waistline. I was afraid of a bit of gaping in the front so I just sewed the rightside-front on top of the leftside, from where the crossed lines meet to the waistline. And hey...problem solved.


And while were at it, here are a few more detail-pics. The fabric is a bit shiny. I like that. It makes the cotton look a bit more stylish. You can see that in the next picture.




A great dress for hot summerdays. I'm not sure I'll be wearing this a lot in the coming period. Right now it's not very summery here. It's raining and not very warm. But if necessary I'll store it gladly for next year. No problemos. I can wait.

This was truly a very satisfying, easy and quick project. The pattern is definitely a keeper for (summer)times to come.

Now onto the next project. I'm not sure yet. I bought some lovely fabric for a knit-dress. I also bought fabric for a short-sleeved jacket. It's hard to decide but I'm leaning a bit towards the dress. I'll think about it some more and let you now what I'll decide in the next post.

For now, have a great weekend everybody (and be careful on the stairs....)

Gr.
Lilian

Comments

  1. Oh, noooooo! You must be posessed! Hope youur injury heals quickly. Your dress is adorable!

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  2. Sorry to hear about your accident but the dress is lovely!!!

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  3. Oh goodness - no! Sorry about your accident. Time for RICE - rest, ice, compression and elevation for that ankle.

    Lovely dress!

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  4. Great design and fabric. You could wear a white long sleeved t-shirt under. Do you have Metallicus where you live? They make lovely sheer weight layering tops.

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  5. Hope your ankle is feeling better soon. I have sprained both ankles several times. I am told they sprain a little easier now - lovely, eh? The worst sprains have been on the steps, usually as I am nearly at the bottom. It is so frustrating!!!

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  6. Yikes - I forgot to mention that I really like the dress!

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  7. Well, well, well! Ir it isn't Lilian... again!

    Get well soon!

    Anjo & André

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