Winter White Dress

I found this tablecloth at the thrift store for $2.99.

You cant buy that kind of lace yardage for that!

It had a slight stretch to it too! What a score!

I had this off white very thin sweatshirt material

I purchased from an estate sale for $2.00.

I traced a t-shirt pattern and extended it

to create an A line dress.

I cut the tablecloth in the same shape,

but I made it slightly larger. Sally the cat could not get enough! She loved it just the way it was.

I sandwiched the two pieces of lace

between the off white fabric,

pinned and stitched all four layers together.

I sewed the sides of the knit separately from the lace.

The only place the two layers were attached were the shoulders and the neck.

I stitched the neck together with a

tightly spaced zig-zag stitch.

Aside from the shoulders and neck,

I sewed and treated them as separate

dresses when I hemmed it up!

Not bad for $4.99 and made by ME!

This was the perfect wearable creation for

my Sister-In Law's

Winter White Girls (after)Christmas party!

A bit of white sparkle in the make-up was a good touch.

My bangs are too long, so I pinned them back.

The guys went out too! Quick selfie with the hubs!

Yum!

Why is this stuff soooooo good!????

I had a blast with these gorgeous gals!

See you next time!

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