Evening Gown – Creation, Elation and Destruction

My husband and I had free tickets to attend the NAACP Image awards viewing party (Thanks to my awesome employer – Walmart) . I was so excited to be able to see Gladys Knight and Patti LaBelle in concert! I decided that this would be a great opportunity to sew my gown (Simplicity 2253). We live in a small town so I didn’t want to just buy one – besides…where’s the fun in that!? 🙂

I picked out a beautiful seafoam green stretch satin with a small amount of sheer, sequined fabric for the bodice. As soon as I purchased everything I caught…THE FLU – Ugh! Needless to say I was out of commission until the day before the event, but I wasn’t going to let that ruin my plans. I stayed up all night Friday night to finish the dress.

My husband and I had an amazing time!

One funny part of the night…and the way life just happens – at the after gathering my husband accidentally spilled whole grain mustard on the front of my dress and the stain wouldn’t come out! He was mortified because he knew I had just spent hours making it. I was a bit freaked out too, but then decided that I wasn’t going to let a little mustard ruin our great night.

I’ve decided to make it into a dressy top and will make some flowy pants to go with it (for the next special event). Toodles!