Remember my End of Summer Blues Dress post? My ramble about how clever it would be to sew a New Look 6799 dress for each of the four seasons? Well, after hitting publish, I immediately started imagining all the possibilities thought what a totally dumb idea! I mean, it’s a sleeveless dress number one, and I live in the northern hemisphere number two, and…well, there is no number three. But…here’s the thing. The idea kind of stuck. I like a challenge…a little dare me if you will…even if I am the one doing the daring and no one’s paying me any attention whatsoever. So. During the past few months, I’ve pondered over the idea, riffled through my fabric stash, wandered a few fabric aisles…all the while not feeling even the tiniest bit enthusiastic. It’s too cold, whined me. It’s too rainy, {all together now peeps} whined me. It wasn’t until bossy inside-head voice taunted me…Are you just gonna wear those jeans for the next six months girl?…that I had my light bulb moment. I could sew New Look 6799 in denim. Et voila. I introduce to you my Billie Blue Jeans Autumn Dress. So yes, I said yes to denim for the dress…and I’ll tell ya, I had me some big ideas for a couture denim dress…big ideas that failed to materialize. I wanted, or thought I wanted, boho chic. But, by the end of my sewing project, I was just trying hard not to look too Little House on the Prairie. My initial plans were to add waaaaaaay more embellishment…those funky embroidered trims, lace, maybe even some hardware. But the more I added, the more I freaked out. Apparently, I don’t do boho. I don’t know, maybe it’s the silhouette of the pattern? Maybe I had the wrong trims? Or maybe I just don’t do boho? What I do know is that. it. was. all. wrong. At the end of the day, I settled for one length of embroidered trim at the waistband. One. And I’m okay with it. This dress is not the runway vision I had in mind, but I have already worn it a few times and I like it. To be honest, I love it, but in seeing these photos, I’m having an issue with the fit. You see, I added 1/2″ width to the bodice front and 1/4″ width to each bodice back because … Continue reading BLUE DENIM DRESS : : NEW LOOK 6799