My friend, Laura, asked me to make her a colonial dress, and I was more than happy to make one! We decided on Simplicity Pattern #4092, with a few adjustments, and spent a few hours roaming the fabric store until we found the perfect fabric. The next step was to have a girls' day/fitting where we pinned and cut, and sewed and pinned some more, and re-cut and re-sewed until it fit right.
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The Mock-up |
Today I began the real thing, with washing, ironing and cutting the material.
I wanted to share a few pictures of how it looks now (doesn't look like anything but oddly shaped pieces of GORGEOUS fabric) so I laid it out as a bodice, to hopefully give you an idea. And yes, I did intentionally turn all the photos to black and white so that you won't see the colors until it is finished and Laura is wearing it.
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Up-close detail of the fabric.... isn't it beautiful?? |
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The back pieces |
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And the front pieces |
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Material for the skirt(s) |
Hopefully I'll be updating soon about the progress of this dress! Come back soon!
I'm just drooling over that fabric!! It's going to be such a gorgeous dress!
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