The sewing indie (hondabuss) month competition had finally given me the push I needed to start a blog!!! I am more nervous about this than I really should ...Right ?!
I have been sewing for myself for a little over a year now and I absolutely love it.
Some would say I 'm verging on the slightly obsessed.
So far I have made quite alot of dresses and I do love a good frock.
So first up
This is a hack of the Dixie DIY ballet dress .
I have gotten serious use out of this pattern, I think it is a great basic pattern that can be hacked many different ways and so far I have made at least six variations. Not bad for the few dollars I paid, though I think Dixie has increased her prices recently, $8 is still a good price.
I left the sleeves off and changed it to a V neckline. The bodice is self lined and the armhole was finished using this great Colette tutorial. The ballet dress comes with a semi-circle skirt but I swapped this out for a maxi gathered skirt, just using the full width of my fabric. I also added pleats at the front shoulder which are crappy pleats but the busy fabric means these are not that noticeable.
Overall this is a great comfy dress and the best bit is a finally have a maxi dress that fits me! When you are barely 5ft tall, you learn to bypass maxi dresses pretty quickly when shopping. Yah for sewing for me !
Here is an awkward headless photo of me "modelling"
This blogging business could take alot of getting used too.
3 comments:
Great job! Welcome to the world of blogging. It's hard to believe you've only been sewing a little over a year--and you're pattern hacking already.
Thanks Mary
Yeah finally managed to leave a reply, slowly getting the hang of this
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