I started with a black velvet skirt remade from a dress (neither the dress nor the remade skirt sold in Amy's shop last year), a bodice of an orchid slip (Amy had used the skirt part in something else), and a length of ruffle from a doll dress that Amy had. Amy had the design elements in mind and asked if I could put them together into a prom dress.
Here's the result.
We fluffed the ruffle a little (at Amy's suggestion) and I added a little tulle fan shape (also Amy's suggestion) to either side of the flower (made from the gathered ruffle of the tulle). This is how it looks in Amy's shop window on a dress form. This shot is Amy's that she put on Facebook yesterday. We think the dress turned out cute. Before, it was sentenced to the scrap heap.
I love making something pretty out of scraps!
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