Almost a wadder!

019, a photo by becky b.'s sew & tell on Flickr.

This is a combination of two patterns, Butterick 5603 for the top and Vogue 8488 for the bottom.

I had some lovely vintage silk for the top. The banding on the top was so hard to do because no matter how much I clipped the seam, the band was way too small. I got it on but it's narrow in some areas, not even. I put the bows over the narrow portions instead of in the center. Kind of fixed, but not perfect. Because I had such a hard time of things I still have some hand sewing to do.

The bottom skirt was no problem.