A wedding invite definitely calls for new dresses all round !
I used fabric from Calico Laine
I loved the full skirt on the dress and also the rows of stitching around the bottom. I did 10 altogether. The waist was really tricky and I could not get the point right on the front. As I took the stitching out on one occasion I pulled the fabric however, I managed to hide it by doing 5 rows of stitching around the waist too.
It was a very wet day for a wedding! A great time even so!
How is that for a twirly skirt!?
Pattern: New Look 6094
Fabric:3 metres of gaberchino from Calico Laine
Wonkiness: I really loved wearing this dress especially having all that fabric in the skirt. I got lots of comments on it so perhaps this could be a 9/10….. Possibly it is wonky stitch around the bottom!!?! But no one noticed!
Amanda💝
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Twirly skirt. Love the twirl factor.
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Me too! It has gingham underneath the hem and ten rows of stitching which makes it really heavy too, so it is a great dress to wear…it feels so expensive!
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Love that feeling! 🙂
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👗👗👗👗☔️☔️☔️☔️☔️👗👗👗👗😃😃
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You look so fabulous in this 🙂 I love the twirly skirt pic.
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Thank you! What a lovely comment! 👗☔️
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Agree that seeing others’ dresses makes me look again at a pattern I normally would pass by! Such a lovely outfit – did you also make your hair-piece? (Does it classify as a fascinator?) Lovely & classic look for you, with a nice touch of fun when you twirl!
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I bought the fascinator first! And decided it needed a very plain dress! Everyone said it was great for dancing in!! Lol💃💃💃
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Great detail – hat before dress!
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Wow, fabulous!!!! Love the full skirt, it’s a twirler’s dream. 🙂 Really beautiful, well done.
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Thank you!
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Beautiful, and I love the way you co-ordinated the colours to match the brolly! 😉 Certainly a dress to qualify for a princess twirl too!
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Thank you! 👗☔️👗☔️👗
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Fantastic! It looks very expensive, sophisticated, elegant… worthy of a twirl! I need that pattern!
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Thank you! I worked out this morning the total cost was £24 including pattern!! And it was great knowing no one else would have the same dress! Woo woo!
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So incredibly smart and elegant!
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Thanks Lucie!
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So feminine with the material in the skirt, set off with the richness yet the simplicity of the colour…love it! You clever girl… xxx
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Thank you! Me too! I twirled all night at the disco! Lol!
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That dress is far more beautiful on you than the pattern drawing! That fabric too is so lovely. Great work!
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Thank you so much! Isn’t that often the case! I’ve started looking at the line drawings rather than the photos on the front. They never seem to portray them as well as they could! The fabric was really lovely to sew and wear. The only problem was where I pulled the threads in it right on the front of the waistband. Luckily I managed to hide it with the external stitching! Phew!!!!
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That’s why I love seeing everyone else’s makes! Patterns I’d typically pass up can look totally different made up in a good fabric choice and fit!
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Yes, yes, me too! Sewing blogging is the way to go! Lol👗👗👗
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Sew very pretty! I love the hat as well.
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Thank you! I actually bought that first! It is beautiful so knew I had to go for simple, plain dress! ☔️☔️
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You know you’ve made a great dress when it makes you want to twirl!
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My first twirly! But not my last! Lol ☔️☔️
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Hi Amanda. Love this dress on you. Your photos look like you had a ball twirling, even if it was raining.
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Thanks Linny! It poured down! Particularly heavy as they came out too church with a Girl Guide guard of honour! They were soaked! And then yesterday it was the sunniest warmest day you could imagine for September ! Hope you are well! Xxxx
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I love your dresses and their names! This is so simple (probably not that simple in the making) but utterly stunning, as usual! ✂️😀✂️
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What a lovely comment thank you. I have to say, I love all the fabric in it. I usually go for shift dresses so it’s a nice change! Mr and Mrs Howe got married! Lol
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Lovely! Who cares about the rain when you can twirl?
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And the weather today!!!!! We couldn’t believe it!
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