Short summer dress with slightly flared silhouette and short semi-flared sleeves. Tiny, useless side seam pockets (which I won’t be adding next time because I wear it belted).
RTW belt and hat.
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Pattern: Patrones Plena Temporada Primavera, No 313, Dress 7.
Fabric: Viscose blend panel print (from 3 years ago back when I still bought the occasional item at Spotlight) fully lined with cotton voile.
Modifications: Shortened 2 cm at waist, omitted the elastic at back, narrow hemmed.
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Mar 6, 2013, 06.36 PMby auroras-y-sirenas
Chabadabada chabadabada! Very Saint-Tropez in the 60’s or 70’s… or in between… I don’t know, I always mix up these two decades.
Mar 5, 2013, 06.21 AMby buddingnaturalist
Thanks for all your supportive comments, much appreciated!
Mar 2, 2013, 03.47 PMby pampula
Very lovely, especially the shape and colour.
Mar 2, 2013, 09.02 AMby EmmaDarwin
Nice. Bit sort for me but you can pull ìt off with those pins. :-)
Mar 1, 2013, 05.48 PMby Madcinderella
Very cool dress, LOVE it!
Mar 1, 2013, 12.04 PMby eliseanna
Gosh, this is lovely. That fabric is amazing. Oooh makes me want summer here now!
Mar 1, 2013, 09.01 AMby Anniemollison
i really love this. So cool.
Feb 28, 2013, 07.34 PMby chillwear
Really cute, love the fabric!
Feb 27, 2013, 07.34 PMby loulourosa
Its realy nice, this fabric is lovely for this pattern. Did you add extra width to the dess? It looks smaler on the patrones picture.
Feb 27, 2013, 06.31 PMby cathysews
It’s gorgeous
Feb 27, 2013, 03.36 PMby velvetribbon
Very cute dress, love the fabric and your hat:)
Feb 27, 2013, 01.22 PMby MXG
I love this dress, such a perfec match of the pattern and the fabric.
Feb 27, 2013, 12.41 PMby Linda74Sews
Couldn’t be any cuter. Love the clever pattern placement- oh so trendy.
Feb 27, 2013, 09.54 AMby flowergirl22
fab top, love the colour,, the colour really looks amazing,, that piece of fabric must have been waiting for this design for you to make it .
Feb 27, 2013, 09.38 AMby jennyrecorder
Gorgeous style and fabric, it looks great on you :)
Feb 27, 2013, 07.24 AMby milkyway
lovely, I love the prints
Feb 27, 2013, 06.34 AMby Mary Athey
Fab print!! The dress is fabulous on you.x
Feb 27, 2013, 06.16 AMby misumihaela
oh what a lovely great dress! I loooooooooooove it! the print its extraordinary great!
Feb 27, 2013, 04.41 AMby ImogenbyEmily
Wow it’s beautiful!