{"id":7220,"date":"2013-10-10T17:31:14","date_gmt":"2013-10-10T06:31:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/?p=7220"},"modified":"2020-01-28T21:45:32","modified_gmt":"2020-01-28T10:45:32","slug":"the-patchwork-dress-views-of-hong-kong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/the-patchwork-dress-views-of-hong-kong\/","title":{"rendered":"Make a Patchwork Dress from Fabric Scraps"},"content":{"rendered":"

What do you get when you combine a pile of fabric scraps, a bit of spare time and a vintage sewing pattern? A stashbusting, scraptastic, patchwork dress of course!<\/p>\n

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This was a project that started off with no real objective, apart from sorting through and minimizing my excessive stockpile of fabric scraps and remnants. Then as I was separating the bigger scraps I had the urge to piece them together to create a fabric that I could make a garment from.<\/p>\n

Originally I was thinking about making a skirt, but as the patchwork grew, I decided a dress to wear on my holiday in Hong Kong would be perfect.<\/p>\n

Making the patchwork fabric<\/h2>\n

The aim was to use only fabric scraps and not cut into any yardage if at all possible.<\/p>\n

The scraps were all cotton left over from other sewing projects like Emma’s dresses<\/a> and quilt cover.<\/a> There are a few vintage sheet pieces and business shirt remnants in there too.<\/p>\n

Rather than sewing the squares (about 15x15cm) together with a traditional 1\/4″ seam, I used my overlocker (serger<\/a>) to finish all the raw edges and make the seam more durable when wearing and washing.<\/p>\n

The fabrics were arranged as randomly as I could manage, I really wanted it too look unplanned.<\/p>\n

Choosing the dress pattern<\/h2>\n

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Pattern choice was important and I chose a simple loose fitting shift with few seams, darts and gathers. Minimizing extra seams was key, as I had to consider the extra bulkiness of the serged patchwork seams, and I also didn’t want a style that was too fitted so those seams wouldn’t rub.<\/p>\n

This vintage pattern from my collection,  Simplicity 6897<\/a>,  fit the bill perfectly!<\/p>\n

You can still purchase this vintage pattern from various Etsy sellers here<\/a>
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