First one is a soft white (with two tone pink roses) linen swing dress with full circle skirt and self fabric belt. I made this about fifteen years ago, got to wear it once or twice, but because those little cap sleeves were just a bit too tight for my strong arms, this never became a favorite of mine. ;) After about ten years I decided I wasn't going to fix the sleeves (and that I'm really not that into pink) and sold it to a very nice lady with smaller arms (Who keeps asking for more - I just haven't had the time to sew for her yet. Sorry!). I made a petticoat to go with the dress for her after she bought it...
I really loved that fabric. The print was just about perfect, even with the pink-factor considered. I made the pattern myself and spent a lot of time on little details like the belt buckle. I loved the (slightly unpractical) combination of boat neckline on the front and very deep v-neckline on the backside. I also made a matching little scarf... I don't know where I got all the energy those days. ;)
9 comments:
What a beautiful dress - it's a shame you couldn't wear it, but at least it found a loving home!
that's sooooo gorgeous!!!!! what pattern did you use?
So lovely!! And I adore your blog design too.
Jana
That fabric is beautiful!!! The belt and matching scarf, oh sooooo pretty! :) I love how low it dips in the back.
Wowza!!! That dress is sweet. Very pretty and well made. I'm already commenting after seeing my first post of yours. I saw you on Sew Retro. Now to get through the rest of your blog. :)
Thank you all! :) I put a lot of work into that dress and didn't like much the idea of letting it go... but sometimes girl has to make room in the closet for new projects. ;)
The bodice pattern is something I drafted myself years ago and it's very versatile... I've made about 20 dresses altering that same pattern and they all look great - and different from each other.
Oo, Oo, oo! I love the fabric and the dress. Just my thang!
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I just love this one! Beautiful!
Have you ever thought of pdf-ing the bodice pattern? May I ask the bust size of this dress?
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