the renfrew red velvet dress with no velvet in it.
I've been sewing. Above are four photos before I took a piece out of the bodice to take away the droop and hemmed it. One day I might have better photos, but equally, one day may never come. I was harsh on myself at first, but I suspect I shall come to like it a lot. The skirt and midriff is from the Cake Patterns Red Velvet and it is beautiful. I mustn't have concentrated properly, because my scissor pleat isn't exactly central in the front and not exactly symmetrical in the back. My husband picked this, demonstrating that he was concentrating when I asked him what he thought. I've made this skirt part of the red velvet pattern twice before and got it perfect without major effort those times. I speak as someone for whom sewing and perfect almost never meet. The top is the Renfrew top from Sewaholic, cut at just below the bust. I was looking for a combination which gave me modesty at the top (achieved), set in sleeves (achieved), winter