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For Me

April 23, 2008 at 9:13 pm | In Sewing |
Tags: Bias Tape, Built by Wendy, Dresses, Linen, Simplicity 3835, Wedding

I lied. I know I said that I was going to sew Ms O’s wedding dress, but instead I made one for me.

Easy Linen Dress

Nana ended buying Ms O a dress so it wasn’t high on my sewing list anymore. MY dress was next in line and I HAD to make myself something. I tried to find something at the mall, but everything I liked was at least $100. I felt like I could make the dresses myself AND for less money- which usually isn’t often with the cost of fabric these days!

I set about thinking of my dress and I remembered that I had cut out a dress using everyone’s favorite Built by Wendy pattern 3835. I sewed the dress but found that for the wedding, it would have to be out of linen or something nicer than a cotton print.

I bought some decent linen and went to town. It took me an hour and a half to make the basic dress then a little more to add the blue band at the bottom of the dress and for the arms. (Do you see that perfectly matching bias tape on the arms? I made my own bias tape for the first time and it’s just as easy as everyone said it would be!) The dress was done a couple nights ago but I decided to take it in a little because it felt too big.

In the end, I took in about 2 inches and now love the fit. My favorite shirt pattern has now become my favorite dress pattern. Hey, I may even have time to sew Ms O’s dress after all.

BTW- I sewed the band using this tutorial for a twirly skirt with a band starting here. I love how neat and easy it was to sew although I did topstitch.

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super cute,..but uh dont forget to IRON!:)LOL

Comment by Fini — April 24, 2008 #
oh this is so adorable! I want to get out my sewing machine SO BAD, but I have all sorts of other projects going on right now. I’m not too well at multi-tasking. LOL! I’d LOVE to make this dress about knee length for a casual summery dress… perfect for those hot hot days when shorts are even too hot. I love the linen-look too: do you have to use any different needles? I’ve never sewn linen before…

Comment by plslade — April 24, 2008 #
[...] April 24, 2008 by plslade i MUST make one of these dresses… [...]

Pingback by Anonymous — April 24, 2008 #
aaaaahhhhh… now the pattern is sold out! Do you think I can get it from Hancock? It’s made by Simplicity…

Comment by plslade — April 24, 2008 #
I want to see your smiling face in these photos too…what is a dress, without a head???

Have a great day!
Lori

Comment by Lori — April 24, 2008 #
So cute! I love the dress. I’m jealous that you had to TAKE IT IN to make it fit!
-Kathy

Comment by mommiemarzie — April 24, 2008 #
So pretty! I love the blue and brown together. I think brown and almost anything are my favorites right now

Comment by seemommysew — April 25, 2008 #
Good job - I really love brown clothes these days.

I’m yet to try out my bias tape maker, though. I’ve noticed that I seem to have to leave things gathering dust for a year before I can get up the courage to use them, no matter how simple they seem…

Comment by Lil' d — April 27, 2008 #
i’m just now discovering your blog, and loving it! i’ll be back often. i LOVE this dress you made! - shelley, waldorfmama.com

Comment by shelley — April 29, 2008 #
Gorgeous! I love the brown/blue combo. It looks great on you!

Comment by emily — April 30, 2008 #
It came out very nice. I like the color combo and the pattern. Where do you buy your linen? I’m looking for a good source.

Comment by Ellen — May 22, 2008 #