I indulged myself in making something I've wanted to try for the last couple of years: a flag dress. I sewed both dresses by hand and, yes, those tiered skirts took forever!

As both dresses involved my experimenting with proportions (bodice length, skirt width and skirt length), I haven't created a final pattern. I still want to make a few tweaks, but I hope my third attempt will get me the dramatic pride dress of my dreams.

More rambling about construction is available on my website.