A Fruity Summer Dress
I feel like I've been on a successful streak with projects recently...and this one spoiled it! I got lazy when it came to fitting the mockup, and it really shows in the finished dress.
It's always interesting seeing which projects work out, and which ones don't. The far more challenging cotton dress I made this weekend? Perfect. The elaborate 1830's evening gown I made in two days? Also pretty great.
A simple sleeveless dress made in 5 days? Yeah, it needs a lot of work.
It's not a bad dress. But for how simple it is, I think the fit needs to be perfect...and it's not.
Because of how this was assembled, I'd have to completely take it apart to make the necessary alterations. But they are just minor pattern adjustments, so I might reattempt this design with sleeves and narrower straps in the future.
Also - I decided to put this up as a Patreon exclusive, because I just posted a video about an Autumn dress and now the intro feels very hypocritical!
Comments (14)
i just love your fabric choices <3 i'd never be so bold but i'ms lowly getting there!
Omg! I hope Gwen is doing better now! Our furbabies are our children, and it's so horrible when they are unwell or hurt.
Hope Gwen is doing well again and she healed up ok, can be quite stressful when your dearest pet is hurt.
Oh my god. Is Gwen okay?
Its a dress worth perfecting when you have the time! Like the idea of spaghetti straps. I was thinking that before you mentioned, though I think that would take away from the vintage feel of it a bit. That and the shorter hem strike me as more modern. I also understand the frustration with the print placement. I've wonked up like that so many times! <3 <3 Thanks for sharing it with us. I enjoy that you share both your wins and losses... or simple frustrations. All of us who sew can relate!
Lovely dress despite the “life” interruptions, the fruit flies and the dogs. I appreciate seeing that you are just another normal human being. Your hem was gorgeous too. I hope your cute dog is feeling better 🐾
I absolutely adore that print, the colours are such a good mix and tone <3 The lace binding on the hem is a genius idea, I wish I'd thought of it! Definitely inspired me to take on making a summer dress (seeing as though that's the season I'm going into!)
I think it's turned out to be a lovely cute dress. I realise that when you feel you haven't done your best or know things that haven't gone to plan it can alter the way you feel about a project even when everyone else thinks it looks wonderful. I do hope Gwen is ok. That must have been so distressing!
I love using a lace binding on hems! I am a bit fan of using some shocking color of flexilace on dress and skirt hems. It is just aomething fun in the even the skirt does get caught in the wind 😟
I absolutely love this dress and I think you look beautiful in it! The colors, print and silhouette of the piece really suit you :) very inspiring and I am very inspired to attempt printed fabrics, too :) aaand I love the way you finish hems and edges with the lace trim. Really a new way for me but it looks so nice and delicate that I will try to incorporate it into the pieces that I am sewing, too :) thank you so much for that. Always love your videos :)
I love your fabric. It's just a fun one, and with the grape, it feels autumn already.
I think that dress is adorable, don't be too hard on yourself, though that's easier said than done, I know. Hey! I have a quick question for you, I am going to Long Island (South Setauket) to visit my aunt and uncle next weekend, while I am there I am going to try to make it into the city with my mom to go to the garment district. Which shops would you say are the cheapest? I don't have much to spend but I'd really like to go there. I know you had a video on it a while back, but more recently you mentioned a bunch of the stores moved or closed so is that video still a good reference?
Love it! With an orange cardigan I think you could get good wear out of it for a good portion of fall, while also hiding the aspects that you like a little less.
Oh it’s such a fun summer transition dress! It’s perfect for September. The issues you had with the dress aren’t anything anyone, sewist or not, would ever notice. The hem is a lovely little detail. I definitely have been meaning to try lace binding as a finishing myself. For unlined garments, it looks so much nicer and so much cleaner than overlock or serged finishes