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I purchased this pattern a year ago, but now as my 19th birthday approaches the dress seems less cute and more child-like.
My least favourite thing is HEMMING dresses. They never look quite right.
- Edit (Oct 2011)** I’ve now learnt the amazing beauty of invisible hems! I don’t think I’ll ever go back!
Difficulty
Novice
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Mccalls 5577
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Apr 27, 2012, 02.51 PMby naama
This is really cute! Can you please post the pattern’s number?
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May 20, 2012, 04.24 AMby hannnc
Thank you! It’s Mccalls 5577, mentioned in credits :)
Apr 24, 2011, 09.52 AMby shelley .
Super cute:)
Jun 29, 2010, 04.30 AMby meegie-moo
aww – I love it! I could definately wear it in summer and i’m 25! good work – for a beginner sewer it looks very well made :-)
Jun 12, 2010, 08.31 AMby laurii
it’s lovely and you really can (or actually should) wear it! :)
Apr 17, 2010, 07.46 AMby dudette0sam
there is an instrument that looks like a wooden box with a ruler up it and a clip at the top (to pin threw), i dont know what it is called, but if u put the dress on a dressform and then use it to measure up from the ground, it works great. id ask about it at a fabric and supply store. good luck. it looks amazing!
Apr 12, 2010, 01.18 PMby tallykay
You. are. so. pretty. Seriously! oh i think wearing leggings with it (like leggings that go about down to your ankles) would make it look more grown up. Also like a black cardigan over it. You know, those black things that everyone has! I think that would look good but you never know i might be totally wrong! The pictures are very nice BTW.
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Apr 13, 2010, 05.29 AMby hannnc
i might try leggings, but i have actually tried a black cardigan and it works perfectly! thanks for the advice lol. maybe wearing a cardigan will help me adjust into wearing this around :)
thanks again for your very kind words :)
Apr 11, 2010, 04.19 PMby badyan
I´d wear it in my 30 :-) Very nice!
Apr 11, 2010, 02.24 PMby Natalia *
Its really cute. You could definitely pull it off. Im glad you decided to ditch the big patch pockets on it (as the pattern cover shows).
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Apr 11, 2010, 03.00 PMby hannnc
yeah i thought the pockets were too much. qute large and a bit ridiculous!
:) thanks
Apr 11, 2010, 02.23 PMby mizzblaze11
it really is adorable! and u could do a blindstitch hem
this web site tells you how to do it with your machine and make it quick http://www.craftstylish.com/item/11306/how-to-sew-a-machine-blindstitch-hem
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Apr 11, 2010, 03.02 PMby hannnc
the problem with hemming for me was how to make it STRAIGHT. like how to measure where i should hem it. we decided to measure up from the ground but its not the best system i’m sure.
thankyou though, that is an interesting technique!
Apr 11, 2010, 01.21 PMby musyuknye
so cute…luv it…
Apr 11, 2010, 10.20 AMby holasoylulu
Super cute!!!! I LOVE it! I hope an almost 25 years old can also wear it, cus I want one too!!
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Apr 11, 2010, 01.12 PMby hannnc
thankyou :) i’m sure you can, i think i’m just nervous when it comes to things i make myself. just need to be proud of it and wear it i guess! ahh bravery i need some!
Apr 11, 2010, 10.04 AMby sarsaparilla
Wear it, it looks great! I’m the same age and I have this dilemma with nearly every dress I end up making :S
Apr 11, 2010, 08.34 AMby kat21
That is gorgeous! I hope a 19 year old can wear…actually I hope a nearly 23 year old can wear it because I want one!
Apr 11, 2010, 08.20 AMby mixtlii
It is so, so, so cute! I want the same!!! And the colour matches perfectely :)
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Apr 11, 2010, 01.01 PMby hannnc
aww thankyou :)
i know how crazy is the colour match! i went out thinking i’d get blue too.. but not that close!
Apr 11, 2010, 07.46 AMby dilshadburman
Its TOTALLY wearable! I’m 25 and I’d wear it!! :D Good job!
Apr 11, 2010, 07.30 AMby lizah
Oh, it’s sooo cute! and of course you can wear it, I would do it :)
Apr 11, 2010, 07.28 AMby sittaholi
So adorable, it reminds me of Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz. And I think it’s totally wearable.
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Apr 11, 2010, 01.03 PMby hannnc
Haha i thought of Dorothy too when i finished it.. which is why i was afraid it was too much of a ‘young’ fashion. Thanks though, everyone here is making me feel more confident in wearing it.