Fall Fancies Dress ~ Made by Me, ‘12 Harvest Guardsman Gloves ~ Etsy Basic Brown Belt ~ Thrifted Cream Cable Stockings ~ Target Tan Penny Loafers ~ Big W
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M’dears, I am dreadfully excited to show you this dress as it has been an extraordinary length of time in coming! Can you believe I started it in February no less? Mind you, it has been finished for a couple of weeks as I completed it on the 2nd of July, but I have been waiting for a chance to wear it.
I was originally planning for it to be my autumn dress, hence the title, but five months {give or take} in the making and we were well into the winter season before I was done! I shall give you more details on why it took so long in my stitching-stories-sewing-geekery post that is coming later, but for now I will say that I am glad it is finally finished!
Yes, I have already started planning the next project in my head, and I have gotten as far as “It won’t be a dress!” Sadly to say, for the moment I am over dresses. They just seem so complicated and time consuming!
It’s not that I can’t do all of the steps, {with a little help from the sewing master ~ teh Internetz!}, it’s more that there are SO many steps that it takes too long! *sigh* And while I love a pretty vintage dress, I just would like to get my teeth into some shorter and more winter friendly projects ~ like some blouses, or a pair of 40’s slacks… I am itching to cut into Simplicity 3688 which is all the rage with vintage blogger seamstresses at the moment ~ mostly because of the near-perfect trouser fit; something almost unheard of!
If anyone hears of a Simplicity or Butterick or Vogue online pattern sale ~ do let me know! I have some favourites to buy, but want to wait for a sale. Then maybe I can try my 1940s trousers!
xox,
bonita
