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Under the Wire

5/15/14
Whew, there are two contests I wanted to enter this dress in and I just got it done just in time - then almost didn't have time to do a post so that I could enter them!

I'll do a longer follow up about the final stages tomorrow, but WAH-LA! It is finally finished!


Can you tell I am just a little bit excited?




And it was worth it in the end, as I LOVE my Elisalex dress and plan to wear it as much as possible all summer long.

I love the print, the piping (oh, can't see it? Here it is again) . . .


And the shoes!


I ordered these from ebay and they were delivered one minute after I stopped taking photographs because it started to rain. Yeesh. I'll get more pictures this weekend of the innards and the dress with the shoes.

Thanks for cheering me along as I tackled this dress!
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12 comments on "Under the Wire"
  1. RhondaBussMay 15, 2014 at 5:44 PM

    Perfect shoes!!

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    1. PoldaPopMay 17, 2014 at 4:17 PM

      Thanks, Rhonda! I got so lucky with these. I've been watching them on Zappos but they cost $130 - way outside my budget right now. I checked on ebay earlier in the week and found an almost-new pair in my size for $40! How's that for lucky??

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  2. GailMay 15, 2014 at 5:55 PM

    Wow! I'm so glad you finished it, and that you're happy with it! It looks AMAZING!

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    1. PoldaPopMay 17, 2014 at 4:18 PM

      Thanks, Gail! I think my next project will need to be an easy-peasy one . . .

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  3. DiyaMay 16, 2014 at 8:27 AM

    Congrats :) Looks like perfect fit !

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  4. liza janeMay 16, 2014 at 4:59 PM

    It's lovely! Good on you for seeing it through. Gives me encouragement to finish my failed nicola- in a couple of months from now ;) Love that print and that piping!

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    1. PoldaPopMay 17, 2014 at 4:18 PM

      You will finish it and it will ROCK! But I understand the need to wait - when I put this down back in the fall, I thought I'd never want to see it again!

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  5. AnonymousMay 17, 2014 at 11:23 AM

    I love everything about this dress! The colour combination, the large print, the piping! And the shoes. You are a goddess. Well done!

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    1. PoldaPopMay 17, 2014 at 4:19 PM

      Thank you, kind lady! I jumped over to your blog and I'm glad I found you! Your fashionerdista skirt is THE BOMB!

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  6. STUDIOFAROMay 19, 2014 at 12:48 AM

    Love the dress and those wonderful colours in the print. Great work. :)

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    1. PoldaPopMay 19, 2014 at 7:24 PM

      Thanks, Anita - I used the pencil skirt pattern I created from your worksheet!

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