Well, they are not my style but that's ok! I would have gone with something dressier and in different fabrics. You have a FANTASTIC figure and the dresses aren't, imo, as flattering as they could be. A v neck - and you don't have to show cleavage, would be more lengthening and flattering to your upper body. As you really want something swishy, a wrap dress, might be the thing. Not all of them are body hugging either. The prints on these two dresses are very ordinary to me and not at all dressy and actually look mid office secretarial. The prints don't seem current to me either and the blues a bit drab. Money wise, the dresses seem cheap to me. I understand the need to save money, etc. but you are comparing $900 dresses with $65 dresses and that's not a proper comparison. Nobody I know buys those dresses anyway. Their is a huge range of very nice quality dresses in the $150-$250 range. They often go on sale for say, $120. The material, styling, fit, are so much nicer than the Calvin Klein brand. An Adrianna Papell for instance. Calvin Klein is a low end department store brand, I buy CK clothes all the time, and they are fine, but moving up a notch or two the difference becomes evident in overall quality. I feel a little bad saying all this, but I would want someone to tell me ( I used to beg my friends to do so but most were too kind to tell the truth and I had to eventually figure things out myself) and you asked, this, the dresses are ok, you wouldn't be underdressed or overdressed but they are ordinary. The cardigan looks too big and frumpy and the shrug looks cheap. I just think you could do a lot better and look fantastic instead of passable. I like the aqua dress you were thinking of making- IF you can make it well - properly fitted, top notch tailoring and great fabric. Do you look like something from a magazine or catalog, No. And why shouldn't you with all this effort!

Oh I would love to wear a nice dressy pantsuit.....I have found many of these that I like. I wasn't sure if it would be takcy or not. I did ask DIL to be and she said whatever I want, but she is also the type to not really tell me what she really wants! She's way too nice. I told her to be honest. My DH said I should wear a dress, it's a 5:00 wedding in October as well....and an outdoor reception, but our weather in October can still be pretty warm. I think I'll opt for a pantsuit, I would get more use out of it too. What does DH know??? LOL...I will double check with my DIL to be sure...it is her wedding!

I've sewn doll clothes for years(over 40),for my DD then GD'S and now GGD's.And the other poster are correct,get the doll first.I have a soon to be 3 year old GGD,and she loves the soft dolls i make,(think rag dolls).She loves to drag them around with her for play and for bedtime.I make her the dolls and the clothes.She isn't to the stage yet where she just wants to change their clothes all the time,she just likes playing with them,talking to them etc. I've made her dolls,bunnies,bears etc,and different sizes in all of them.Then she just took over some of those sort of dolls that i keep around the house for when the kids come over. If she lives close by,take your cues from her!!My almost 3 year oldGGD plays with Barbies,but she doesn't try to dress and undress them yet.She just talks to/with them,and shows them her other babies.Make sure to make her some dollie blankets as well. I have doll patterns going back to when my DD was little 44 years ago,and for all sorts of dolls. Check your thrift stores also for old doll patterns,ours has lots of them from time to time. 2 years ago i made a wardrobe for my niece for her American Girl doll,she was 11 at the time.She was thrilled!! Kathi

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