Monday, February 2, 2015

Another swishy dress

I love my confetti dress so much, that over the holidays I made another just like it.
Again I used a thin, drapey Spotlight poly knit. I found this print on the sale table for just a few dollars a meter. I don't normally wear red, but I really love this dress.

This dress is fairly similar to my confetti dress and based mostly on Vogue 1351 with the front drafted as a regular sleeveless dress rather than with a cowl neck. With this version, instead of sewing a tie to the dress, this one is removable. I added belt loops to the side so I can wear a regular belt or the tie that I made in the same fabric.

This dress is fully self lined, so it is very swishy and doesn't at all cling or show wobbles, which is always a risk with a knit dress. I was a little more successful at cutting the lining shorter than the dress outer, which gives a much nicer blousing look to the dress. I think this keeps it from looking too formal for school.

I hope you have a good week. It's going to be cracker in my house.

9 comments:

  1. What a lovely dress:) Reading australian sewingblogs are really helpful when planning sewing for the next season:)

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  2. You look good in red - you should wear it more often! Hope the return-to-school stuff is going well.

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  3. I love it! Great fabric and fit.

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  4. Very pretty. Looks like a great summer dress.

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  5. That colour suits you. I can see why it's a clear winner.

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  6. I really like this style of dress. The colour is lovely.

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