What kind of material is the dress, Jemian?
The dark green is a crepe-like polyester and I’m not sure what the embroidered overlay is. It melts when a match is held to it, instead of burning, so I am sure it isn’t natural.
It was really a very simple dress to make. The bodice is a just a short, simply cut band with one dart on each side. The skirt and the overdress attaches at the princess waist and is only slightly gathered. Then it flares out to make it full, but not too full. The dress closes with a 7” zipper in the back. The only hand sewing I did was stitching the lining at the bottom of the bodice, putting a hook and eye above the zipper, and attaching the sequens straps which were cut from the overlay material.
Thank you all for your compliments. It gives me a good feeling to know that I can make nice clothing and that my daughter wants to wear it.