New Pattern...

Well, everything was going so well with my dress... I bought my dupioni silk at a half off sale on Black Friday (still one of my prouder finds), and I have a perfectly nice trial wedding dress. But then I was wandering around JC Penney trying things on, and I found THE dress. Well not really, but I found the neckline for THE dress... and it looks nothing like the dress I have already made.

For those of you who don't know me in real life, or who haven't seen me in years, I have shoulders that could make an NFL football player envious. Ok, it may not be that bad, but "petite" has never been a word used to describe me, and I have a lot of trouble getting blazers and jackets to fit me because of my shoulders. I had been working on a simple halter top pattern, but then I tried on an off-the-shoulder, ruched bodice dress, and it makes my shoulders look smaller! It covers the fact that my arms are still a bit chubby! It is flattering in amazing ways... and DF is darn lucky I didn't buy the dress. I wonder if it is still there....

So now the search is on for a pattern that looks like the dress. I think I found one (I am getting remarkably adept at searching for out of print patterns), and it is pictured here. For those of you gagging about the fabrics they used, get over it. I have slightly better taste than that (and yes, I am talking to you BF and MH :-p) I love that this pattern is for a dress in two pieces, and that the neckline is almost exactly what I want in a dress.

On a different front, I got our confirmation for the honeymoon yesterday! We are officially confirmed for our dates, and the concierges have our information to try to get us the Chef's Table at Victoria and Albert's (more on that later, as there is no point in posting if we don't get it.) We should know more in April!

Weight loss- 6 pounds