Dog jumper..... kinda...... (was destroyed in minutes) and baby booties.... which were adorable :)
So back to the dress...
The dress I decided to make was a Vogue V8723.. I decided to make this, because I loved the bottom of the dress and I had seen this extremely cute one on http://tessuti.blogspot.com.au/2012/03/pattern-review-vogue-8723-aka-forty.html
It stated it was "Very Easy" which I highly doubted..but still decided to give it a shot..
I decided to make the dress in a Mauve coloured linen, also the dress was going to be fully lined so I chose a grey coloured polyester acetate.
This dress had a lot of firsts, First dress, First piece with lining, First invisible zip, First Gathering and First darts!
I thought because the dress had so many firsts I would need one too!! I decided to dye my hair red, for something fun to do:)
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The hardest thing I found about this dress was the gathering, as the linen and the lining were quite thick, and the stitches kept snapping.. very frustrating, but rewarding when it was finally completed....
Let me know what you think :)
Wow!!!! This is a fantastic effort for a dress full of "firsts"!! Looks sooo great! And I love ur red hair! That bodice is cute, I have to check out this pattern.
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DeleteHey hon, looking really good...do those booties come in adult sizes...? If so I'll order some up for winter thanks...lol. X
ReplyDeleteHaha Unfortunately not :P
DeleteThanks:)
Have you tried combining booze and stitching yet...? :P
ReplyDeleteOf course ;) The pink dress you will see in a new post will be a product of some drunken stitching and chatting haha
DeleteHey Rebecca! I love the hair colour and nice to see your new dress!! Cant wait to see what else you've been making!
ReplyDeleteThank you!! :)
DeleteI love your dress, Rebecca!
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ReplyDeleteYou did a great job! And your hair looks great. A bit of advice for gathering thick fabrics, do two to three lines of stitching about 1/4 inch apart, that way you have less stress and its less likely to break. Also, if its a lot of length I like to split it up into two or three sections instead of just one.
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DeleteAhhh love the tips.. Will definitely try that next time:)
I love this dress! That color is gorgeous! Along with your hair :) Great job!
ReplyDeleteThanks for linking up!
Thanks Heather, I loved the colour too, is my most expensive fabric yet:)
DeleteLoved the hair colour but maintenance was nuts
no worries, great idea!
thanks for commenting on my blog. Another tip for gathering thick fabrics: Use a length of embroidery floss or dental floss and zig zag over the floss for as long as you want the gathering. (Secure the ends with a pin or do some extra tight zig zags to secure before you start sewing). then, just pull on the floss and the fabic will gather up. It's genius!
ReplyDeleteAhhh really! I will have to try that:) sounds like a breeze:)
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