India's White Batiste Dress

Last week was so crazy busy that I forgot 

to post more info on India's graduation dress.

Notice her gorgeous cameo and matching earrings.
They were gifts from her Aunt Hrisula and Uncle Lee.
They are antique and vintage and perfect for our girl!
She is crazy about them!!

She wanted her dress to be kind of a cross between Maria from

West Side Story and 

Alice in Wonderland.

And since the India was to be wearing her

graduation cap and gown over the dress and sitting 

in the hot sun on the football field during the ceremony,

I wanted to make the dress as light as possible.

So, we made the dress out of white Swiss embroidered batiste 

and lined it in white Pima batiste.

I added a lining to the skirt and used 

two different kinds of Cluny lace.

I am kind of on a Cluny lace kick lately.

It is so soft and pretty and vintagey looking.

You probably can't tell from this picture,

but I added another layer of lining to the bodice and 

included boning. 

 India loves boning in her dresses,

so I have boxes of it around all the time.

Notice my "new-to-me" mannequin?

A local dress shop is going out of business and 

let me buy this lovely one.

I am so sad they are leaving but glad I have this dress form 

to remember them by.

The pattern I used was discontinued McCall's 5095. 

It is one of my go-to patterns and I have made it for India several times.

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I am working on Ahnalin's Disney outfits and hope to have something finished
to post tomorrow!!!

Happy Sewing!