{"id":112,"date":"2011-10-20T02:29:00","date_gmt":"2011-10-20T02:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/?p=112"},"modified":"2020-08-16T13:35:44","modified_gmt":"2020-08-16T03:35:44","slug":"i-made-a-dress-for-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/i-made-a-dress-for-me\/","title":{"rendered":"I made a dress…for me!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I’m seriously excited to show off the new dress I made for myself. It’s the first time I have tried anything so complex, and I’m so pleased that I took the time to treat myself.
\nI love how it turned out. I used a vintage pattern Butterick 4835 which just happened to be my size, win!<\/p>\n

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I was motivated, partly because I had some time up my sleeve whist Emma was on holidays at the farm, and partly through the frustration of not being able to find anything in stores that I liked and suited me. So when I came home from a visit to some pretty boutiques last week, I dove into my pattern stash with the intention of creating something great!<\/p>\n

The hardest part was finding the right fabric in my vintage stash. It’s ironic, I probably have hundreds of meters but it was hard to find something suitable, for the following reasons:<\/p>\n

– width + length<\/strong>, vintage fabrics are narrow so you need quite a lot for a dress length (about 3m) which is not always possible when you buy thrifted pieces.<\/p>\n

– stains<\/strong>, I had my heart set on a couple of beautiful prints but they had stains from age\/rust\/water damage that I just couldn’t cut around.<\/p>\n

– fear<\/strong>, the fact is a couple of super special fabrics were too good to cut into for a first attempt, if I stuffed up I couldn’t just nick down to the shop for some more.<\/p>\n

So I rummaged and found a ton of this chambray (which I’d forgotten I had) in a suitcase. I thought the red contrast would make it extra special, which I think it has.<\/p>\n

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See how neat the collar and top stitching is? And did I mention it has pockets? I love a dress with pockets.<\/p>\n

I took extra special care, and even basted where the pattern told me to. I never baste or hardly even use pins, so this was like sewing 101.<\/p>\n

The only part I did modify were the sleeves. If you follow me on instagram (@mypoppetshop) you would have seen a stage by stage update including the original sleeves. But they looked a bit star trekkie on, so I decided to give them the flick and just drafted some simple facing pieces for the sleeves.
\nNo other adjustments were necessary. I look forward to making this pattern in another fabric really soon.<\/p>\n

So what do you think? Do you love it? Say you love it. I love it!<\/p>\n

Oh and because I’m avoiding doing my bookkeeping, I made a matching dress for Perty too. Tune in tomorrow to see how cute it turned out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I’m seriously excited to show off the new dress I made for myself. It’s the first time I have tried anything so complex, and I’m so pleased that I took the time to treat myself. I love how it turned out. I used a vintage pattern Butterick 4835 which just happened to be my size, win! I was motivated, partly…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[153],"tags":[14],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n