I really hate that summer dress season is ending but here it is. Saturday is the official first day of fall so this will be the last dress I make in summer 2018.
I Frankenpatterned the heck out of this make and I absolutely freaking love it! The bodice is based on Simplicity 1803 but with no front seam and I laid pieces from Simplicity 1882 over it to get the neckline and I used the collar from that pattern and made it just a little bit wider. The skirt is a half circle. The pockets are from a very old skirt pattern. I traced and enlarged the pocket a long time ago and I haven't seen the original pattern in ages.
I love the colors in this fabric. It can work for fall too. There are several different color choices for cardigans to go with it, none of which I currently own. Yay, more shopping. The red shoes are Clark's Cloud Steppers.
I added this lovely vintagey looking button (new, not actually vintage) and darn it; it's not straight.
I love it but I think I might look for a round button to replace it.
Now take another look at that first picture. That open rectangle to my right, on the left side of the photo... that's the window of my future sewing room, looking out on our lovely front yard. (We are planning to move the old broken down glider chair to the back porch.)
Is it a "functional" button (i.e. a closure)? If not, you could always get a button pin (like a safety pin with a bend in it) so you could change out the buttons as you wanted.
ReplyDeleteNo, it's just for decoration. I really like this button but it bugs me that it won't stay straight.
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