Salmon Striped Dress

Here is another dress I made around the same time as the hand-sewn gray dress.  This one is from the same self-drafted pattern, and also hand-sewn.  I took this project with me on a three-day camping trip in the woods near Sisters, OR.  Yes, hand-sewing in the woods does mean no ironing of seams.  But with cotton, the finger-pressing that happens naturally as I work with the seams is sufficient.  And my fellow campers got a kick out of seeing me sewing on day one, and wearing the dress home on day three! 

This dress takes very little fabric (not a full skirt at all), but due to good color and fit, it always garners compliments.  And best of all, people compliment me, not the dress, so I know the dress is doing its job. 

Following are some close-up pictures of its construction. 

Underarm seam INSIDE

Waist seam INSIDE. The top is lined but the bottom isn't.

Strap catcher for the bra straps, inside the shoulder seams. You can also see the understitching that keeps the lining from rolling out at the seams.

Snaps at the top of the Center Back closure...

because the zipper wasn't long enough!

CB seam and bottom hem.

Finished dress! I love the waistband; I think it's the perfect accent! And I had to piece it from scraps, because that was all the fabric I had in that damask print.