Der Spiegel. The Mirror.

While I was still a regular employee, I enrolled myself in a dressmaking class which lasted five (5) months. During weekdays, I go to work ~ weekends, I go to school. We were taught only the basics, but since then I have visited a lot of blogs (Me Sew Crazy and Heartmade Creations, are two of my favorite sites) and created a lot of stuff.

I would want to put them all here, but I'll save that for later. I thought I should start with the first dress I made for my youngest daughter this year. It is made from silver gray satin, turquoise pongee lining, turquoise ribbon and some ready-made ruffles.

Here's the dress: 

I have added a very simple bead work on the front bodice...

While the back looks like this:

Good thing I found ready-made ruffles of the same color... (check out the ruffles that I attached on the armhole). You can also see that the back skirt pleats are the same as on the front.

My daughter, Sophia, did not know what I was making for her and she was the happiest girl I saw when she saw her new dress. 

Awww, there she is with big bro ... on our way to my niece's wedding.


And here she is again, having fun at the wedding reception.

Oh! you might be wondering about the title: The Mirror (Der Spiegel auf Deutsch). It's just that I am fond of playing Dragon City, and this dress reminds me of my Mirror Dragon.

Smile!

Love lots,
Joycelyn