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Title: First dress I made for myself
Post by: Beth Andrea on September 15, 2013, 03:47:11 PM
Post by: Beth Andrea on September 15, 2013, 03:47:11 PM
Took about two weeks, in between working and etc.
Cost was about $30...mostly for the lining inside. The fabric itself was found at a thrift store, $1.99 for a roll of 4 yards!
(https://www.susans.org/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1186.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fz368%2Fhazel_eyes1911%2F1o_finished1_sm_zps0d7baf1c.jpg&hash=0d81b3d9e190c411b160ca90e66d0e198dd5dfd4)
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Cost was about $30...mostly for the lining inside. The fabric itself was found at a thrift store, $1.99 for a roll of 4 yards!
(https://www.susans.org/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1186.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fz368%2Fhazel_eyes1911%2F1o_finished1_sm_zps0d7baf1c.jpg&hash=0d81b3d9e190c411b160ca90e66d0e198dd5dfd4)
(https://www.susans.org/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1186.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fz368%2Fhazel_eyes1911%2F1s_finished5_sm_zps8a8c83f3.jpg&hash=7b54490cd8df878ae78a92fdd5a74ef0cfa035bb)
Title: Re: First dress I made for myself
Post by: Devlyn on September 15, 2013, 03:53:29 PM
Post by: Devlyn on September 15, 2013, 03:53:29 PM
A: Wow! You made that! I'm impressed.
2: You wear confidence even better than the dress.
III. Great pictures, thanks for sharing, hon!
Hugs, Devlyn
2: You wear confidence even better than the dress.
III. Great pictures, thanks for sharing, hon!
Hugs, Devlyn
Title: Re: First dress I made for myself
Post by: Rachel85 on September 15, 2013, 04:42:50 PM
Post by: Rachel85 on September 15, 2013, 04:42:50 PM
Fantastic! I wish I could make something like that :) Did you teach yourself? My Great Aunty was a seamstress and my Grandmother could/should have been, shame it just isn't genetic :)
Very yes to this!
Quote from: Devlyn Marie on September 15, 2013, 03:53:29 PM
A: Wow! You made that! I'm impressed.
2: You wear confidence even better than the dress.
III. Great pictures, thanks for sharing, hon!
Hugs, Devlyn
Very yes to this!
Title: Re: First dress I made for myself
Post by: Beth Andrea on September 15, 2013, 05:11:34 PM
Post by: Beth Andrea on September 15, 2013, 05:11:34 PM
Yes, I taught myself...we homeschooled our kids, and one of the things we did was teach sewing...of course that meant I had to learn it first LOL!
I like this kind of thing, attention to detail, methodical, creative...for me it's fun.
I like this kind of thing, attention to detail, methodical, creative...for me it's fun.
Title: Re: First dress I made for myself
Post by: Heather on September 15, 2013, 05:18:02 PM
Post by: Heather on September 15, 2013, 05:18:02 PM
Congrats Beth you and your dress look great! :)
Title: Re: First dress I made for myself
Post by: Antonia J on September 15, 2013, 08:47:44 PM
Post by: Antonia J on September 15, 2013, 08:47:44 PM
Nicely done. You look mahvelous!
Title: Re: First dress I made for myself
Post by: DriftingCrow on September 15, 2013, 08:51:53 PM
Post by: DriftingCrow on September 15, 2013, 08:51:53 PM
Beth I am FLOORED! You look so beautiful! :eusa_clap:
Title: Re: First dress I made for myself
Post by: snowboarderchic on September 15, 2013, 09:45:33 PM
Post by: snowboarderchic on September 15, 2013, 09:45:33 PM
Love it, nice work! While I don't design my stuff from scratch, I do take scissors to my old clothes and make them into something "new." It's kinda hit or miss, but it's lots of fun to try!
Title: Re: First dress I made for myself
Post by: Marissa on September 15, 2013, 10:14:41 PM
Post by: Marissa on September 15, 2013, 10:14:41 PM
Beautiful, Beth!
Title: Re: First dress I made for myself
Post by: JenSquid on September 15, 2013, 11:28:19 PM
Post by: JenSquid on September 15, 2013, 11:28:19 PM
Very nice. I like the color.
Title: Re: First dress I made for myself
Post by: Ms. OBrien CVT on September 15, 2013, 11:45:18 PM
Post by: Ms. OBrien CVT on September 15, 2013, 11:45:18 PM
The color looks good on you. I love the style.
Title: Re: First dress I made for myself
Post by: Beth Andrea on September 15, 2013, 11:51:43 PM
Post by: Beth Andrea on September 15, 2013, 11:51:43 PM
Quote from: Joules on September 15, 2013, 10:17:42 PM
Very nice Beth, I just realized it could be a solution to the issue of big shoulders....
Indeed! That's why I had to take up sewing again...a friend wants me to attend her Purple Heart ceremony "in a dress." Of course, that's hard to do when one has shoulders like I do; they just don't sell them off the rack like this.
(Incidentally, one can tailor the patterns to really custom-fit the clothes to your body....if you're X size in the bust, but Y in the waist and Z in the hips, just draw a "S"-shaped connecting line between the different lines given for each size.) <--for experienced sewers
Title: Re: First dress I made for myself
Post by: Beth Andrea on September 15, 2013, 11:53:24 PM
Post by: Beth Andrea on September 15, 2013, 11:53:24 PM
Quote from: Ms. OBrien CVT on September 15, 2013, 11:45:18 PM
The color looks good on you. I love the style.
Yes, yes! When I saw it as StVdP, I grabbed it and carried it around with me until I checked out...couldn't risk leaving it on the counter!! (That's where I'd found it--it had just been returned by a customer a moment before)
Title: Re: First dress I made for myself
Post by: kelly_aus on September 16, 2013, 12:48:15 AM
Post by: kelly_aus on September 16, 2013, 12:48:15 AM
Looks Great, Beth! Style really suits you. :)
And good score on the fabric!
And good score on the fabric!
Title: Re: First dress I made for myself
Post by: Beth Andrea on October 26, 2013, 10:15:26 PM
Post by: Beth Andrea on October 26, 2013, 10:15:26 PM
So, I've almost finished my second dress...just needs hemmed and the little collar/zipper interface snap thing put on. I just had to try it on:
(https://www.susans.org/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1186.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fz368%2Fhazel_eyes1911%2FBeth26Oct2013purpledress_zpsee1cf6ba.jpg&hash=15c20b0b2f965ef8257891e2ce4b7116a8cba180)
:)
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:)
Title: Re: First dress I made for myself
Post by: Ms. OBrien CVT on October 26, 2013, 10:20:34 PM
Post by: Ms. OBrien CVT on October 26, 2013, 10:20:34 PM
very pretty, Beth.
Title: Re: First dress I made for myself
Post by: Ms Grace on October 26, 2013, 11:33:50 PM
Post by: Ms Grace on October 26, 2013, 11:33:50 PM
Looks great, love the colour too!
Title: Re: First dress I made for myself
Post by: Marissa on October 27, 2013, 09:33:09 PM
Post by: Marissa on October 27, 2013, 09:33:09 PM
It looks great on you, Beth! :)