Summer Roses Op

I know those feels- voile isn't the worst fabric but its definatley getting there -.-' luckily my machine is pretty adept so no major disasters.
as for patterns, this and a lot of my other dresses (not skirts- they're just all rectangles to me) is a vintage pattern from a charity shop altered and combined with other patterns, parts of it self drafted. in this case the bodice was an empire waist wedding dress pattern which I lengthened, and brought the neckline up to avoid showing cleavage. the sleeves were from an old 80s wedding dress which I had to shorten and reduce a bit, finally the skirt was self drafted. it takes a lot of practice, a lot of following other people's tutorials and possibly a few pattern drafting classes (though when I started college I already knew nearly everything they taught us somehow o.o) to be able to do it yourself quickly and easily. I really benefited from a few yers of using these tutorials: http://fyeahlolita.blogspot.co.uk/p/lolita-tutorials.html
and finally- looking like a doll has also taken a few years practice and much observation of real dolls :3

I guess I wont be able to buy the one you used then :L My school stopped doing textiles when after I did my GCSEs so I've had to learn most of my pattern making through books & the internet so I'm still learning. I haven't been able to find many places to get good, cheap patterns & you never seem to see them in shops where I live. It's only just dawned on me after reading your post that I actually have a few patterns for tops & skirts that I could just combine. Well that saves me a few hours on the internet