Alterations

The last two days I have been shortening things for Ceri. Firstly this dress.

Baby hem.

Sizing down the underskirt. Trimming the netting loses the shape of the skirt but reattaching all of the netting to a shorter underskirt is too much netting.

Fabric left - keep for future alterations e.g. facing and pockets

Next was shortening the bell sleeves. Unpick the lace, cut netting, gather cuffs and reattach lace. Hand stitching is easier and quicker than machine sewing.

The rest of the dress is pretty. She is no excuses not to wear it now :-)