I'm hoping that the weather will be reasonable enough to wear two new dresses I made this past week. I can hope. They are both 100% cotton and from the Stylish Dress Book, one of my Japanese pattern books. I got the book from Salts Mill and I've made two tops from it last summer. I made them "large" even though, I'm hardly what I'd call a large person.
First off, the blue flower dress:
This dress should have been so simple to make but the neckline caused me no end of grief. I kept getting confused which way to put the pieces and I had to unpick the neckline twice. The original pattern called for five pleats in front but I opted for a gathered neckline instead. I'm glad I did. It hangs much nicer this way.
The second dress is fabric my son picked out. Its a box style dress. If I was to make it again, I'd make it a little smaller but live and learn. Here's a picture of the end result:
I figure I could actually wear this in slightly cooler weather with some tights and a long sleeve t-shirt underneath. I'll probably wear this on weekends and when I'm not working. Remember, stupid dress codes and other people's ideas about what you should and shouldn't wear. I might be accused of having too much fun in this dress. Enough of my whining. Two dresses completed. Oh how I love time off from work!
First off, the blue flower dress:
Pretty blue flowers |
The second dress is fabric my son picked out. Its a box style dress. If I was to make it again, I'd make it a little smaller but live and learn. Here's a picture of the end result:
It has two pockets on the front as well. |
Love both these dresses! Haven't tried making the pleated front dress but looks like it works well with a gathered neckline - similar to one of the dresses in Happy Homemade Sew Chic. Great fabric choice for the second dress (your son has a good eye). This is one of my favourite patterns from the Stylish Dress Book series. I usually cut it in a smaller size for the top half then larger/wider across the bottom so it fits my pear-shape!
ReplyDeleteI used to be more pear shaped when I was younger but with age, the boobs have grown....so I have to think about these things now. I'm the same size top and bottom and a size 12...good grief. I'm determined NOT to get larger than this.
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