The Porsche dress

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Vroom vroom! I made this dress from a vintage Porsche duvet cover I bought off eBay! Read loads more at http://www.fehrtrade.com/gallery/108/the-porsche-dress

Materials

100% cotton duvet cover, cotton/poly bedheet for the lining, recycled zipper, lace, and boning

Credits

FehrTrade for the creation

Simplicity 3780 for the pattern

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LYBU Ï Posted 28 April 2008 at 5:39 AM
moving to her new house

Great pattern, perfect fit, funny fabric.
lauriana Ï Posted 28 April 2008 at 6:17 AM
way too busy for loads of sewing

Wow, you actually managed to matched that crazy print at the seams... the dress looks great and I really like the pictures
jd98 Ï Posted 28 April 2008 at 6:34 AM

it's gorgeous! one more thing to add to my eBay searches... :o)
fraufröhlich Ï Posted 28 April 2008 at 6:35 AM
very busy sewing

yes looks really cool!
Mirela Ï Posted 28 April 2008 at 6:53 AM
http://mirela.etsy.com

Such a fun dress! looks very 50s to me, I love those times.
squirrellypoo Ï Posted 28 April 2008 at 6:58 AM
feisty

aww, thanks everyone! Lauriana - yeah I'm really pleased with the matching at the bust, but don't look at the back bodice (which would've matched if the centre and back pieces were swapped like I thought when I was cutting!) And mirela - good eyes! yes, that pattern is a reprint of an original 1950s Simplicity pattern. :)
nenasew Ï Posted 28 April 2008 at 7:20 AM
Making Dianas for everyone I know.

Its adorable. The fabric is hilarious and looks so cool in that 50's dress.
JJ Ï Posted 28 April 2008 at 7:41 AM
sewing summer clothes.

Very cute dress. Great photos, I love the first one.
Annika Ï Posted 28 April 2008 at 12:24 PM
Learning pattern construction

Awesome. You would make a huge success as the "flag girl" at the car races. Or do flag girls only appear in old James Dean movies?
oonaballoona Ï Posted 28 April 2008 at 4:17 PM
rejoining society

LOVE IT! i want to go to a nascar race in it! and oh yeah, there are plenty of flag girls at the races still... only they are usually in bikinis. feh.
maha1965 Ï Posted 29 April 2008 at 2:42 AM

the idea is great very creative and the dress is perfectly fit i love it it,s so qute
Stepanka Ï Posted 29 April 2008 at 4:32 AM

You look like a 50' pin up girl. Very pretty. I bet Dita von tease would love this dress.
Kasia26 Ï Posted 29 April 2008 at 6:16 AM
sewing, knitting, painting, drawing

Awesome dress! (I bet it will be a guy magnet :)
mariegirl Ï Posted 29 April 2008 at 1:32 PM
enjoying everyone else's creations!

Too cool! Very original.
meretebh Ï Posted 30 April 2008 at 1:04 PM

My husband sure would love to see me in a dress like that! ;-)