Okay, so from the title of this post you might think I'm going to blog about the Scottish bagpipes but what I'm actually referring to is Scottish wool and red piping! I finally gathered up the courage to cut into this beautiful blue Scottish wool that my mother-in-law gave me last year. There wasn't quite enough to make the full design of this dress (which should have a collar and dainty short sleeves) but I made the most of it. In fact the piece of fabric was not quite long enough for this dress so I had to add a 3-inch strip to the hem. Luckily I remembered to keep enough length in the red piping so that the extra hem line in the wool looks more like a detail that was put there intentionally. It took two painful attempts before the "invisible zipper" at the back of the dress was no longer glaringly visible but it was well worth the effort.
This flattering dress pattern is definitely one that I will use again since it typically takes several iterations before I can get something to fit right. Now that I have the proper measurements it should be much easier to get through the next variation of this design.
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