Dance dress pieces

[elizabeth_mn]

I made a little mock-up overdress to show my dance group last night.  It's really simple, it's sort of a sleeveless vest thing that's almost as long as the dress, with the front, side seams, and back seams split up to the hip, so they swing out while moving and spinning.  I put two buttons and elastic loops on for a closure, one just above and one just below the bustline in front, with some rattail cord applied in a little celtic knot design on each side.

Everybody liked it (yay!!) and now I just need to get samples of buttons and cord colors, show them to the group, then I can start sewing them.  And the sooner I start, the sooner I will be finished!  Our next practice isn't for two weeks, though, so I'm going to try to be productive and use my 'sewing-for-me' time well.