*rip*

I was helping the kiddo fasten his seat belt when I heard a quiet rip from an arm hole of the strawberry appliqué dress I made a few months ago.

Oops.

Well.  I considered my options for repair, quickly discarding the idea of reshaping both arm holes (which sounded like work), settling on the idea of applying a decorative tab to that area--since it was on the opposite side of the dress from the appliqués, it could conceivably pass as an intentional design element.  Sure.

Patching and reinforcing the ripped area and creating and applying the tab were straightforward, but it turns out that I did not have any giant spectacular red buttons in my stash (nevermind being in just the right shade of orangey red to match the strawberries), so I went with an unimpressive red button.

If I find a spectacular red button, it'll be easy enough to replace.  Plus, cardigan season is approaching, so this 'design feature' may not be visible for a few months.  I...um...I just hope it doesn't feel weird...  I plan to wear this dress tomorrow, so I'll find out then.