My almost Easter dress

So as it always seems to go in my household, my stuff got left until last.  That means after Keith's outfit was done, Easter party done, and making food for Easter lunch was done.  You get my point.  Furthermore, it's important to note that I have taught myself to sew.  My mom has given some pointers here and there but I am awful with patterns.  With that said, a while back I found this awesome pattern at Hobby Lobby for $1!!! It was a super cute strapless sundress and I had the perfect material for it.

I get into making the dress and yeah, finished...BUT it doesn't fit.  You see, I have much larger chest than I do waist so I obviously did not measure correctly.  OOOOOPS...so too big all the way around.  Oh and I must say, I am no good at zippers but hey, it was my first attempt at it ever.  Another important note, I tend to rush projects like this because I never allow enough time.  Yes, I know it's my own fault.  I know, I know, I know.

So because I hated the dress, I found a cute one at TJMaxx for $20(will post later because it's an inspiration for another project).  And yes, I had to have an Easter dress. Doesn't everyone get a new dress for the holiday?  Anyway, I wasn't about to give up on the original dress.  What I did instead was make my own pattern from the top of another dress that I love.  I literally cut the skirt off the ooops dress and used it for the bottom.  Here is what I came up with:

Now I agree with my hubby that it's a LOT of yellow so I added this sash from my grandmother's collection of scarfs she shared with me.  And I think it's an improvement...what do you think?