You know when a dress darn near breaks you? This was one of those.
I am not sure if it was the crepe fabric or the fact that I'd never done topstiching (or taken the time to trace a pattern and do a muslin beforehand) but it was definitely the most effort I have put into a project in a long while---and I can't look at it without seeing what I did wrong here and there and shaking my head. Oh well! Perfection is overrated anway!
:)
AND it is officially stitched together....it ain't comin' apart now.
All it needs is hemming and a belt!
It's Simplicity 3264