"Little house on the prairie"

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Is what my new dress looks like, according to Emma! Awesome orange and turquoise check from Global Fabrics in Wellington (again...) Gathered waist, bias waistband and gathered neck (vaguely based off a Vogue Paris vintage pattern), with a shoelace tie at the moment but will probably go for a turquoise ribbon or fabric tie... new favourite dress, and I even get to keep it!