Fishy Floral Dress : Sewing Vlog
The description box isn't done yet, but the video is! I hope you enjoy seeing how this ridiculous dress came together.
I actually love how it turned out and now I want to make all of the ridiculous cotton dresses. But I should go through my fabric pile first...
What is the most ridiculous print you've used before? Would you wear something like this? I want to know!
Also - in case you missed it, my video for last Sunday can be watched here. Since it was sponsored I could provide early access for it!
Comments (31)
One of my favorites!!! Love the unique print!!!
Your idea played out real well with combining the stripe with the fish print. I wouldn't have had the confidence. All in all a very lovely silhouette in beautiful fabric. Again, you do wonderful work. I'm looking forward to seeing what you make with the octopus print.
I love the fabric! The dress is cute, fun, playful...definitely something I'd enjoy wearing.
I think that the kaleidoscope part is amazing and gives so much to the fabric.
This is a cute dress in a charming fabric. Your attention to detail really made the piece that much better. I hope you get a lot of fun out of wearing it.
I'd say first try to save the red silk with soaking it, etc. If that doesn't work out, do what you want to do. Of course I'd be really happy to see you make the gown with the blue satin (and I know how painful it is, my first big sewing project I did was a medieval piece with an overdress out of blue satin), but I guess every color would be beautiful :)
Angela, you should Make this in Dr. Who fabric. Yes, i see the tee and I love it!
I love your unapologetic love of unusual prints and fabrics, it really inspires me to be more bold in my own sewing choices!
When I first saw the combo, I thought NO WAY (not a huge fan of stripes to begin with)! But seeing them together in the final piece changed my mind. There is an odd chemistry between the two and their extreme differences actually bring them together. I loved how you designed the stripes as almost accent pieces, and the color does work well with the fishy pattern. I love your work and your videos! You are just adorable and so inspiring! I'm so happy for all the progress you've been making. You truly have a gift and are doing exactly what you should be. Keep it up!! <3
I love Irregular Choice shoes! I got my first pair in St. Louis in the early 2000s. They had a poem about drinking tea on the bottoms that wore off (of course). Silly me thought as it was such a cool thing they'd always have that poem on the bottom and didn't write it down. Ugh! But, yeah, I love Irregular Choice shoes and I LOVE this dress!! Great job!
I LOVE the fabric combination! Way cool!!
While on holiday in Hawaii, I found a quilting cotton with koi fish that’s quite special for me
Quilting cotton can be so fun! I’m a fan of the array of obnoxious prints that aren’t often found in apparel fashion fabrics. (And it sews much like muslin, which is quite easy.)
Count me as one who whole-heartedly approves of your orange-striped pockets.
Oh wow! This print is awesome. The pockets... controversial, but you do you and that alone adds to the beauty of the dress! Great work on this, Angela!
My most ridiculous print was a white cotton, with lots of santa claus figures on it. I made a great Christmas shirt that I wore to work one Christmas.
The wildest print I've worked with is Starry Night (the same as in your rectangle skirt tutorial), but I was using it for a bag, so not really applicable. I tend to wear a lot of solids, stripes and polka dots, so that's what I sew with. Sometimes I go for a bold floral, but never anything as bold (or as fishy) as this dress. I love the silhouette and the print is so fun, but I don't think I could pull it off (the print anyways. the shape is a maybe).
holy carps that's adorable. i love that fabric, and it's really well suited to that pattern. :D
Not my type of fabric, but it looks great in someone who likes it and enjoys wearing it. Great work, would wear, probably.
The octopus fabric would be amazing for a swim ensemble à la Esther Williams!
This is SOO cute. I think the crazy pattern adds so much to the garment. I was also really glad to hear you discuss petticoats. I have been meaning to ask you about how not wearing them despite the overall kind of 50s aesthetic to your wardrobe makes you feel. I've been wanting to add more 50s style pieces to my everyday wardrobe and I love the big skirts, but I worry about them getting in the way. But not wearing them feels somehow less committed to the look...anyway, what are you thoughts?
They DO get in the way. But I think 50's pieces can still look really lovely without the petticoats - however on me personally, since I have such wide hips the gathers at the waistline create a "shelf" and then fall completely flat in a super unflattering manner unless I wear a petticoat. But it works on other people! And playing with different kinds of skirts can help - circle skirts or more structured skirts can be accurate without having as much volume. Plus fitted skirts were equally as popular in the 50's, and shorts/culottes were appropriate too. There are other options if you find full skirts too inconvenient. :)
I would never be brave enough to wear a print like that, but it's super cute on you! I think you should make another version out of the blue strawberry print from the 40's playsuit poll!
I love this dress! I am planning to make a 1950's inspired dress out of a fabric designed by Tula Pink (Purple Lions). I am so excited about it but sadly I have a quilt that I absolutely must finish a quilt first and I have to learn how to do a FBA.
Just looked it up - it's so cute! I love the watercolor effect it has.
I made Deer and Doe's Belladone dress using Ikea's orange cat fabric. I fully intend to go to job interviews in it (I'm a User Experience designer in tech on the West Coast, so it's fine)
When you google ikea cat fabric the first result is a furry fabric from spoonflower haha! I was thinking that is a pretty bold choice. I'm sure it turned out cute - ikea has some fun prints! :)
Not sure of the strippy fabric but I would totally wear a dress with the other one ^^ Also I love the belt you're wearing!
Oh yes I would love to see a dress made with the octopus fabric!!
I would wear the heck out of this print!
This is awesome! This fabric line is one of my favorites and the dress is so fun. I would totally wear it. The most ridiculous print I have ever used is is probably anything from the Alexander Henry Ghastlies lines. I love them so much!