Hello all and a massive welcome!
As this is my first post I thought I’d try and catch you up on the last few months (in terms of things I have made!) I'll start with one of my most favourite projects ever.
This is one of my very favourite dresses and the only one I have made without using a printed pattern. There are plenty of envelope patterns out there in this style, but for some reason (that I fail to remember now) I decided to draft the pattern on myself using a plain white cotton fabric which later became the dress lining. As you can well imagine it was very difficult to make as it features a fitted bodice, and it took a lot of maths, frustration and re-cutting of pieces to finally achieve what I set out to make. All of this effort, however, has not deterred me from making another, it has simply made this one very special to me as I remember all the hard work I put into making it.
The dress is based on a 50’s rockabilly style and is fully lined with bones in the top half. I used a simple cotton fabric as full skirts can end up being quite heavy if you use a heavy fabric, and while this is an attractive feature in some styles, it is not what I was aiming for. The skirt portion of this garment has great “swoosh-factor” and I just love twirling around in it (when no-one is looking of course!) and the bodice fits me like a glove! These elements combined make it an extra special dress to wear.
(PS. sorry about the dark and overall not great photos, I just managed to remember to take them before it got dark completely!)
Until next time,
xo
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