Description
I made this dress with the intention of it having something of a french vibe, hence the striped bow. It’s made with a red cotton twill and the bow is just a regular quilting cotton. I used New Look pattern number 6910. I made it while living in Tonga as a Peace Corps volunteer, and sewing supplies were somewhat hard to come by, so I wasn’t able to locate a long-enough zipper. I improvised and left the top part of the back open with a button at the top. Hopefully it looks intentional!
You can see my post about this project on my blog, Scavenger Hunt: http://scavengerhunttheblog.blogspot.com/
Material Notes
Cotton
Difficulty
Intermediate
Jul 29, 2012, 07.12 AMby omgdora
How did I miss this? It’s gorgeous!! What a great way to funkify an elegant dress so that it can be worn in more varied settings. I also love the color and the fit and your hair and your shoes and I’ll stop before I get too creepy!
Jul 23, 2012, 03.38 AMby sweetharte
The bow detail really elevates this dress from a sweet red dress to a funky summer frock! Good job! The back detail is great too, good improv!
Jul 20, 2012, 09.09 PMby BeYou TiFul
What a beautiful dress. The color is awesome too. The zipper problem resulted in a very unique detail, I like it!
Jul 18, 2012, 10.24 AMby kess
I love this the color is so beautiful! I rarely wear red but I think it looks so beautiful especially on your complexion! did you op stitch the bow into place or slipstitch it? I love that you decided to attach it completely to the dress and not just left it hanging.
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Jul 19, 2012, 12.41 AMby melissaormonde
Thanks! I just stitched and tied the bow a few times from the inside to tack it on…nothing too fancy :)
Jul 16, 2012, 10.54 PMby nookie
love, love, love the dress. love the style, the colour and the bow. I may have to copy!
Jul 16, 2012, 08.37 PMby swinge1984
it looks great! And I guess you found a great solution too for people who don’t have someone to help them zip up the back :)
Jul 16, 2012, 04.23 PMby jenny walker
very pretty! i like the bow and neckline
Jul 16, 2012, 04.21 PMby deChez
Cute dress. I love the way you solved the problem of not having a long enough zipper…it looks great.
Jul 16, 2012, 04.12 PMby Mary Athey
Fab dress. I love the.story of.how the dress.was made xx