Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Emerging from the land of separates

I forgot that I love to sew dresses! I started sewing because I wanted to wear dresses all the time, and though I did make a few of them, somewhere along the line I got stuck making separates. I haven't made a dress in over a year! Well, I am going to a fancy cocktail party for work tomorrow and I spent the weekend stitching up a new dress. It still needs a zipper, a hem, a final pressing, and some hand stitching on the inside, but I think it will come together in time. More details to come!


16 comments:

  1. Oh wow! This looks intriguing! Can't wait to see the whole thing!

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  2. This looks lovely! Good luck with the finishing!

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  3. Yea dresses! Obviously they're my favorite. Wish I had more fancy cocktail parties to go to, though. I lead an unglamorous but dress-filled life! Can't wait to see the final creation.

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  4. Oh, I'm sure it is going to be gorgeous!! Love the sleeve detail and the liquid look of that divine fabric.

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  5. Thanks for your enthusiasm! It was going so well, but then I hit some bumps with those last few things that were supposed to be easy. I hope the finished dress lives up to the tease!

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  6. Thanks :) The finishing was a bit rougher than anticipated, I need your good luck wishes!

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  7. I led a totally unglamorous life until this job too, and really it's still pretty unglamorous - I'm just going to be one of the staff members checking attendees in and such. It is going to be fun building a supply of party dresses, though!

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  8. I hope so! I'm not as happy with the skirt, but I have enough sewing experience to reserve judgment until it's hemmed and I'm not wearing socks.

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  9. OOOh it looks CUTE! Also, a whole year without sewing a dress??? I'm not sure I could go that long. I think the bulk of my sewing are dresses, and I probably need more seperates. Blouses to be exact.

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  10. I know, right?? How did that happen? I'm definitely going to make at least a few more dresses in the near future!

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  11. Well, from what one can tell from the thumbnail, it looks like it was a success! All my dresses have been woefully misshapen thus far! Are you going to post outfit pictures / pictures of the full dress?

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  12. It looks really lovely so far!

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  13. Oh dear, keep trying, you'll figure it out! I will definitely do a real post on the dress, just as soon as I can get my husband to take a picture :)

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  14. Thanks! I think it was a success.

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  15. That is a beautiful tight curve! Can't wait to see the whole thing.

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  16. Thanks :) This was the good side.

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