Fall Fancies Dress ~ Made by Me, ‘12 Harvest Guardsman Gloves ~ Etsy Basic Brown Belt ~ Thrifted Cream Cable Stockings ~ Target Tan Penny Loafers ~ Big W
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M’dears, I am dreadfully excited to show you this dress as it has been an extraordinary length of time in coming! Can you believe I started it in February no less? Mind you, it has been finished for a couple of weeks as I completed it on the 2nd of July, but I have been waiting for a chance to wear it.
I was originally planning for it to be my autumn dress, hence the title, but five months {give or take} in the making and we were well into the winter season before I was done! I shall give you more details on why it took so long in my stitching-stories-sewing-geekery post that is coming later, but for now I will say that I am glad it is finally finished!
Yes, I have already started planning the next project in my head, and I have gotten as far as “It won’t be a dress!” Sadly to say, for the moment I am over dresses. They just seem so complicated and time consuming!
It’s not that I can’t do all of the steps, {with a little help from the sewing master ~ teh Internetz!}, it’s more that there are SO many steps that it takes too long! *sigh* And while I love a pretty vintage dress, I just would like to get my teeth into some shorter and more winter friendly projects ~ like some blouses, or a pair of 40’s slacks… I am itching to cut into Simplicity 3688 which is all the rage with vintage blogger seamstresses at the moment ~ mostly because of the near-perfect trouser fit; something almost unheard of!
If anyone hears of a Simplicity or Butterick or Vogue online pattern sale ~ do let me know! I have some favourites to buy, but want to wait for a sale. Then maybe I can try my 1940s trousers!
xox,
bonita
Gorgeous! I love the pattern on the dress and how you created the chevrons on the bodice. It looks fantastic and really looks lovely on you.
ReplyDeleteOh, it's lovely!
ReplyDeletewell my goodness, this dress is all kinds of wonderful! You really did a stellar job with it.
ReplyDeleteThanks Bess! I am also thrilled with how the chevron pattern worked out. It was really hard to visualize the print made up into a dress, so I am just glad that it worked!
ReplyDeleteThank you! > _ <
ReplyDeleteAw, thanks Amber! I did take a long time, but I guess it was worth it. :D
ReplyDeleteHi, I'm really loving your blog. I think that you were rally clever to use a doona cover for this dress. It's a great idea for dresses that need heaps of fabric. As you know, I know all about the pain of matching patterns on dresses, but the result here was worth all your hard work.
ReplyDeleteHi, I'm really loving your blog. I think that you were rally clever to use a doona cover for this dress. It's a great idea for dresses that need heaps of fabric. As you know, I know all about the pain of matching patterns on dresses, but the result here was worth all your hard work.
ReplyDeleteThank you Princess Pincurls! I am so happy you are enjoying my blog! > w <
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