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My medieval dress is done!

Here's the back with the grommets...

Same pattern as dd's, so no new story there.  The story this time, is in the fabric! 

When we were purchasing fabric for dd's medieval dress, I saw the $$$.  Her end cost wasn't too bad because everything was 40% off except for one thing, so I used my 40% off coupon for that. But I had a thought in the back of my mind for fabric for my dress.

You see, we've had a little too much of this fru fru stuff going on in our dining room...

See that scarf like swag at the top?  That was mainly dh's idea..anything fru fru in our house is usually dh's idea!  LOL  It's come from his love of Victorian houses.  But knowing we could have a pending move, and after watching a lot of hgtv, I knew a real estate agent would tell me to take down the scarfs.  So I did and washed them, about a year ago, which ruined the fringe, but the fabric was in great shape...and there was a lot of it.  I stored the 2 scarves in my closet stash. 

Being inspired by Scarlett O'Hara and Maria...governess to the von Trapp children, I decided to recycle our old curtains.  I got dh's permission first.  =)  Look at allllllllll the fabric.  Well, it's hard to see, but you can make out some of the pattern pieces at the top.  I think it was about 4 yards, 44" wide.  I laid the two scarves on top of each other... After cutting everything out, I had all of this left over.  Sorry, it's still hard to see, but it's a few yards. 

My son wants me to have a train on my dress.  Although I love the idea, I don't know if it's historically correct, nor if it'd be too much for this feast.  I keep forgetting about it actually.

Then I needed lining, and I found that in my fabric stash.  I forget why I bought it but it's been sitting in the closet for a few years.  My only purchase were the sheers, trim, grommets, and cording for the grommets (no zipper or buttons in back, just like dd's dress.)

The dining room still has a window treatment, just not as fru fru...

And now you know...the rest of the story!  =)