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Friday, February 26, 2010

Retro Summer Dress

I had some spare time over the past two days, so I decided to make a dress from a vintage pattern I have, Simplicity 3769. I used some lovely hawaiian - palm tree print poplin and made the sash of a plain drill. I wanted a light, simple summer dress, and also to see if the pattern worked to use for a more expensive project later in the year. This is how it turned out!


The pattern - Mine was a size 14, Bust 34.





I'm really pleased with it! :) And check out my funky retro hairstyle. Pretty nifty for something i did in ten minutes! ;D

7 comments:

Camelia Crinoline said...

Gorgeous dress! I love the fabric.

I BLEED PINK said...

Found your blog on sew retro. This dress you made is so cute!! I can't wait until I am able to sew this well. I plan on adding you to my daily blog reader!

Becca said...

Very cute! I also found you on sew retro. Thanks for sharing.

Twill Jill said...

Saw you on Sew Retro. The dress turned out awesome - I can't believe it's your first project. The bow just seals the deal!

elodina said...

gorgeous dress, I love a good bow! The fabric is great, lovely hair too!

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Lily said...

Hello fellow Perth blogger. Amazing dress. Loooove the fabric. I just love 1950s style dresses... but unfortunately they don't like me very much :(

Atomic Mum said...

So good to see aother Aussie sewing retro clothers. Love the outfit, my fav colour too.