Whew. What a whirlwind last four weeks. Between finishing up my summer research, putting the last minute finishing touches on retreat skits, dropping the sister off at college, and executing retreat, I've been busy! I haven't been blogging, but I have been sewing! (Not quite up to par with a project a week, but I got pretty close!)As I'm writing this post, I just found out that this pattern has been discontinued, so I got in just under the wire! Simplicity 1347 is a pattern for Game of Thrones/Lord of the Rings inspired costumes. I chose view C - a dress reminiscent of the wedding gown worn by Daenerys Targaryen in the first GOT season.
I wanted to stay as true to the actual gown, so my challenge at the fabric store was finding material that matched the look of the gown. Nothing really jumped out at me, so I added a layer of challenge to this relatively simple pattern: I would sew with chiffon (cue horror music) over a layer of linen (which is my fave).
I looked up some helpful hints (here and here and the bobby pin trick for turning tubes here) and set to work. For the most part, the chiffon was a lot easier to work with than I expected, and the dress flew together. I finally got to put it on... and it was HUGE. And retreat was the next day! Plus, I hadn't hemmed it yet...
Lots of snips, elastic shortening, and french seams later, I was finally done. I fudged the hem by using my overlock stitch foot on the bottom to just prevent fraying. If I decide to reuse the costume for Halloween, I'll readdress the hem then.
The dress was so fun to wear and wasn't too hot at the party. Here's Khaleesi and her friends, Jorah and Cersei Lannister.
| Raw Materials Cost | $ 51.09 |
| Sewing Time Cost | $ 67.26 |
| Total Cost | $ 118.35 |
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