~wiws~ Christmas dress

This dress was supposed to be my Christmas dress. 

{We celebrate on the Old Calendar, January 7}

Imagine my dismay when I put it on Christmas morning before liturgy, only to discover that I had sewn the back bodice to the front skirt.  *facepalm*  It didn't look too awful backward, but it felt really weird, and I knew I would be uncomfortable all day.  To add insult to injury, the Miss Marple Scarf I made to go with it was too short.  As in, it fit Ponchik rather well.  There was obviously no time to fix anything right then.

I decided to let Ponchik have the scarf and welcome, but I confess, I almost didn't want to fix the dress.  I knew it wouldn't take that long, but I was really disgusted with myself.  In my defense, the day I was sewing this dress, I had pulled a muscle in my rib cage and was in quite a lot of pain.  I couldn't sit, stand, or lay down without hurting a lot.  So I guess my mind wasn't really in the game.

I did finally get myself together last week and fixed it so I would have something to wear to church for the last of the 12 days of Christmas, also for the party we threw at our house this afternoon for the 12th Night.  (Technically it is tomorrow, but tomorrow is a fasting day, so we'll call it the Eve and say we're good)  We've just put the house back together after about 40 guests, including about 17 children!!  A good time was had by all, I think.

I have absolutely nothing to report about the construction--it was a straight up Frankendress, with a bit of length added to the bodice, which was just right.  Except now I can't remember exactly what I did.  I guess I'll have to measure the bodice pieces to see.  I'm also really loving my Ramona sweater now that I've fixed the sleeve cuffs.  It was quite cold today and I was totally warm and comfortable, especially at coffee hour after church, which is held in a largely unheated basement space in our church.  Yay merino wool!  We also got some unexpected snow--it was the perfect amount for a party day--enough to dust and look pretty, but not enough to stick and make the roads dodgy.

Just the facts:

Berry Tinsel dress: Me-made, Cotton+Steel "Pomegranate" fabric, Frankenpattern

Ramona cardigan: me-made, fall 2015

Pinecone earrings: willfulmina's etsy shop

Tights: Foot Traffic Signature Cotton tights in Navy

Boots: Payless

Linking with FLAP for What I Wore Sunday!