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Mad Men Challenge Submission Finished!

I have always loved fashions from the past. But I have to be honest, I've never been able to put myself to buy vintage clothes because I felt like I would be wearing a costume. Seeing some of the many vintage-inspired garments sewn by the talented sewers in the blogging world has been enough inspiration to give it a try! When I saw the Mad Men Challenge was running again, I knew I HAD to do this! It was a little bit of bad timing because March is a big travel month for me, but in-between my travels I was able to pull it off. (Even got it done a week early!)  Inspiration: I scoured Pinterest for photos from Mad Men. There were so many fun designs, it was hard to choose just one! I decided to select a cute shift dress, which could be vintage and modern at the same time. (I definitely wanted to make something that would be comfortable for me to wear around town and not feel like a costume.)  Fabric:  I looked through my stash for a solid fabric. But I didn't...