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I made this dress back at the start of the year which I wore to mine and Robin’s engagement party in January. I used Vogue pattern #1104 and pretty much copied the fabric choice from the model on the packet; who doesn’t love polka-dots!
I used a beautiful silk georgette from Tessuti for the body of the dress, and a silk crepe-de-chine also from Tessuti for the contrast. The dress is extremely comfortable and has a touch of vintage to it.
There is just nothing quite like wearing silk; it feels so glamorous! It is more fiddly to sew with, but so worth it in the end.
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Nov 10, 2012, 04.57 AMby anabella68
this is sooo funny i did not know that you did the same dress that i did too wow cute very nice hi hi !!!
Jul 10, 2011, 05.13 AMby calicia-1
This looks like the EXACT copy from the envelope, you have done MORE than a beautiful job…you made me want a dress that looks the exact same way!
Jul 2, 2011, 10.15 AMby ramonanita
Very lovely!
Jun 15, 2011, 09.04 AMby CIRQUEDUBEBE
This. is. amazing. You are quite the sewist!!
Jun 14, 2011, 12.41 PMby carolyn-s
Looks good! I’ve got this pattern, and made it up for our last Aussie summer too…
Jun 13, 2011, 09.04 PMby FabricUiPhoneApp
Sewers, don’t like silk scare you! Arm yourselves with Sullivan’s stabilizer spray it will temporarily stiffen the beejeezus out of the silk making it a piece of German Chocolate cake to sew.Remember, You are the Master of Your Sewing Domain. Don’t let fabric ever intimidate you! Educate yourself and you’ll be fine!
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Jun 14, 2011, 04.11 PMby sewingqueen-1
Another tip – if you don’t have stabilizer spray, use spray starch – it does pretty much the same thing.
Jun 13, 2011, 08.09 PMby joost52
I got scared just by looking at that silk, way too slippery for me, but you did perfect :)
Jun 13, 2011, 07.14 PMby Rikki Cade Battle
this dress is just lovely. its a very flattering silowet.
Jun 13, 2011, 04.43 PMby nic101
I bought this pattern, but have yet to make the dress. Looks great!
Jun 13, 2011, 04.26 PMby caramia-made
Ahhhh simply lovely!
Jun 13, 2011, 02.47 PMby kaitw
Super cute! Great job!
Jun 13, 2011, 12.57 PMby mrsoneill
So incredibly cute! I absolutely adore the frills on the front and back of the bodice :)
Jun 13, 2011, 12.53 PMby emilypeace
I have this pattern too! I haven’t made it yet, but yours looks great!!
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Jun 13, 2011, 02.18 PMby mountainhoney
I have that pattern too! I just haven’t found fabric beautiful enough to use.
Jun 13, 2011, 12.30 PMby Dee Durrant
This si such a lovely dress – love your fabric choices!
Jun 13, 2011, 10.11 AMby ichigogirl
Gorgeous!
Another good thing about silk is that it’s much more environmentally friendly than cotton. I like that. And I too love wearing silk, there’s nothing like it.
Jun 13, 2011, 09.10 AMby janetheclerk
this is so lovely. i am completely in love with circles in general, and polka dots especially – they make me feel happy and like there’s a sense of order. this dress is wonderful, and it looks like it might be able to hide ‘bits’, but you don’t look like you have any of those. and i say this in all honesty, your boobs look fantastic in this dress, so i will definitely be stealing the idea.
Jun 13, 2011, 08.48 AMby jhurienesling
Very nice dress and beautiful pics
Jun 13, 2011, 08.07 AMby freakusbzzz
Very sweet, I have this pattern too but I think I’ll make the frill around the front and back neck an even 5inches wide I think.
Jun 13, 2011, 07.59 AMby ndimi
Really cute and very flattering.
Jun 13, 2011, 06.47 AMby nikkishell
Nice work!