I made it my mission to redo the dress and it was a horrible struggle, mostly because I chose the wrong material to start with. I found a nice quilting cotton that matched well, but was too stiff for the skirt. So it pulled it off and made another from a blouse weight cotton in pink plaid to make it a bit more casual. I turned the original skirt into a slip or under-skirt and did pickups on the plaid overskirt. Then I made a new corset top and added some floral trim. Results, better jmho:
It's not perfect and I need to take some of the fullness out of the under-dress still, but going with it like this for now.
Here's a closer look at the corset top.
I'm so ready to move onto sewing something else!
BTW, that's the new wig I got for Jo for her Ruby/Red outfit I have planned for her from Once Upon A Time. It's a Monique Gold called Ginger that I bought from Facets.
