Did you hear me scream?

The pattern...

Note to self: asymetrical patterns to be avoided in future...

The problem: cutting out nightmare!  I forgot to pay attention to which way up the fabric should be.

Result:  I might end up with a dress like this now...

Big oooops!

I'm hoping I can squeeze the bits out to get it right.  Fingers crossed!

{It got me thinking - why do ladies' clothes have buttons on the left, and men's on the right?  By the marvels of Google, I now know that it is from the days of yore, when men dressed themselves, but women were considered too feeble to manage this task - well too feeble if they had money enough for servants.  So as most people are right-handed, buttons were on the right for men, who'd be attending to the buttons themselves, and on the left for women, so their servant could easily accomplish this onerous task.  So now, if I build my dress in reverse, I will say I am striking out for equal opportunities - why should my buttons be harder to do than a man's?}