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This dress is made of silk. I saw the material in the studio of my seamstress and loved it. So we picked the pattern for the sleeves from one dress, the neckline from another etc.

She made me a simple cotton dress first and after trying that on, she made this dress.
As I was not paying enough attention, the waistline was too high when it was finished. I did not like it and the dress was too short as well. So I asked her to add the purple/blue band in the middle and voila, the dress was ready.

If it had been up to me, I would not have put the big red flower on top of my bosom, but it was too late to alter that.

How very creative of you Greetje to have this dress made. It was such a clever idea to add the waist band. There are a lot of things I like about it. The model suits you really well, the colours are great and the length is perfect. As you say though the placement of the big flower on your bust is not ideal. Also on the picture the neckline does not seem straight? I still think it's a fun and lovely summer dress. So nice with your shoes!

The neckline looks not straight on all of these pictures. How come then? And how to solve the big flower bosom....difficult. I see no 'easy' ways. Only to either replace the bosom part with another fabric, or to place another fabric 'over' that part. But how nice would that work out? Questionable:-(. Maybe some of the other ladies has a better idea? Or maybe others quite like it, like Sylvia does?

Solved it.
I phoned the seanstress and she still has some material left. She is going to replace the front panel.

How great that you had solved the problem of the big flower bosom with other part of the pattern. To tell you the truth I didn't like it very much too, Greetje.
But the waist band, the hem length and the full skirt were such great ideas, so with the replacement I suppose the dress will be fantastic. Looking forward to see the final result.

I agree with all the others, I don't like the dress, the skirt part is ok, but I don't like the shape of the top not only because of the flower but the rest as well, when I look at your other 2 dresses with the dots, they suit you much more. Because the print is so present I would simplify the top all together, just an oval neckline.

Girls, girls... there is only so much I can alter. But I get your idea. This dress is so me. I have taken all the things I like (sleeves, neckline, skirt, material/print) and put it all together instead of focussing on one thing and let that shine. I promise I will try and do better in future.

The pattern of the dress is so nice , that makes the dress, therefore it needs no complicated model.I would like to see it again when you have changed it, so we can give you an applause for your first attempt to design a dress.