Mom to the Rescue!

God bless my mother, who came over this morning and pinned like a mad-woman after I ripped out the offending seam and zipper. After undoing the lining and zipper, I've gone from this horrendous wrinkle extending from center back towards the zipper...

to this minor wrinkle...which I also discovered is due in part to my protruding scapula, which pushes the dress down. When I pull the dress up there, the wrinkle completely disappears. I may be applying double-sided tape to my scapula...

That took from about 8:45 AM to well after lunch, though I did pause for phone calls, etc. And I haven't addressed the tiny blip at the bottom of the zipper, but I'll get that done tomorrow. Now if only I could sew the lining back down and hem the dress, then go buy shoes and a bracelet to match, I could actually wear it tomorrow night. But alas, it'll probably have to wait till the Saturday before Fat Tuesday to be worn.

Off to browse DSK for gold strappy sandals...