$20 towards my tunic dress

Sorry I've been away so long, but I desperately needed a 4 day weekend and spent some time with my family in Bryan and Houston.  While I was there, I ended up making some progress in my dress search.

Since I could not find a suitable tunic dress for less than $100, I've decided to go a different route.  I went to JoAnn's fabric and found a 99 cent pattern (the bottom middle option below) plus black eyelet fabric and interlining all for $20.

I'm going to have a dress made and hopefully, end up with what I want for under $75.  Has anyone had this done in Dallas before?  Where should I go?