My first sewn garment...and it stayed together!

Daniel gave me a sewing machine for my birthday last year and up to this point I've only done the basics:
pillow covers
labor gowns (instead of ugly blue hospital gowns!)
re-sewn a drape into pillow covers
baby lamb (mission aborted b/c the tail is coming out the lamb's rear and the ears are on backwards)
a bit more, but nothing exciting...

So when Daniel told me the theme for Hail & Farewell, the annual family practice celebration for incoming and outgoing residents, I was sure that I was meant to sew my own outfit.  1920's here I come.  I figured the dresses were easy enough to make since they're basically long potato sacks with embellishments.

I was able to start the dress when I was in Wichita so my mom and I worked on most of it together!

Here is the end result!

Now excuse my shoes, please. They're a bit ridiculous, but I got lots of compliments and I felt like any of my other pumps just wouldn't finish off the outfit.  The morning of the event I cut off a ruffle that I originally thought would be nice on the bottom and sewed on a couple layers of fringe.  I'm just happy to report that no seems ripped throughout the evening of dinner, socializing and dancing!

Now Daniel's outfit for a 1920's hobo was a different story.  He hadn't planned any costume until literally 2 hours before and somehow he was able to pull together that look out of his own closet and our costume box.  Doesn't every late 20's couple have a costume box?

I mean that's a snazzy dresser.  Glasses without lenses, nice vest, one fingerless glove and to top it off, that's a black crow toy in his front pocket.  The crow is great except for when you hit a speed bump a week later and can't figure out why your trunk is screeching.

We ended the fun night at Denny's.  You just can't beat going to Denny's (other acceptable variations are Shari's, IHOP, or any truck-stop diner) after 1030pm. 

the end to a good night at Denny's