Thursday, April 14, 2011

My Sewing Project: Dress #3

Here's my latest sewing project. I bought yards and yard of this fabric for something like 75 cents a yard at a garage sale a few years ago. It's sat on a shelf in the travel trailer that we used to live in for quite some time. My mom discovered it the other day and washed it and gave it back to me and two nights ago I decided to try something new(ish...): sewing without a pattern.

As a knitter/crocheter I'm pretty awful at following patterns. So I guess it's not surprising that I'm already going pattern-less with sewing. Here is the final result (take 1):




But when I tried it on with the sweater I'd be wearing it with I wasn't pleased... the ties were much too bulky...



So I quickly ripped them out and tied it behind the neck... And it was much more comfortable (and the ties stay in place!).



And with my little white sweater! If I keep averaging one dress a week I'm going to have to start a dress shop!


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  1. DelenaApril 14, 2011 at 12:08 PM

    Um, yes...yes, you will have to start a dress shop. I'll buy. :-)

    VERY CUTE. VERY IMPRESSIVE that you can a.) do it without a pattern and b.) "rip the straps off" and fix it the way you did.

    Nice job!

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  2. AllisonApril 14, 2011 at 12:16 PM

    very cute!

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  3. KarenApril 14, 2011 at 12:59 PM

    That is a really cute dress. I think it has a totally retro look to it.

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  4. NicoleApril 14, 2011 at 2:03 PM

    I love it! You may just have to expand your Etsy shop to include modestly feminine clothes, too!

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  5. Jackie Parkes MJApril 14, 2011 at 3:03 PM

    Love it!

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  6. Peklet MomApril 14, 2011 at 4:27 PM

    Wow, you are really doing great! Good job!

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  7. UnknownApril 14, 2011 at 6:21 PM

    nice job on the dress. I like making my own skirt patterns, but dresses intimidate me...

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  8. UnknownApril 16, 2011 at 12:51 PM

    So CUTE!!!! I absolutely love it.

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  9. AnonymousApril 16, 2011 at 6:18 PM

    What a lovely dress, I love the skirt - longish full skirts like that are so pretty as well as practical and modest. Did you line it ?

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  10. LaurenApril 16, 2011 at 8:40 PM

    Love it! And I second what Delena said: Yes, you should add clothes to your shop! I would buy! (I honestly need to restock on modest skirts and dresses...my current ones are getting to small/short and worn out! :p)

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  11. LaurenApril 16, 2011 at 8:43 PM

    Oh, and a question! How did you make that dress? Did you just do a basic A-line, or did you gather it or something? I'd love to figure out how you did that! It looks so wonderful and feminine!

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  12. Cammie DianeApril 17, 2011 at 3:14 PM

    Thanks Everybody! And I just added a "how to" for this dress (it's the latest post!). Here's the link: http://awomansplaceis.blogspot.com/2011/04/how-to-sew-my-red-dress.html

    Hopefully it's clear and not too rambling!

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