The Lace Coat Dress

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flower lace, simplicity 9084, White Tree Fabrics

I found this amazing dress when looking on Google images. I knew I wanted to have a go at making it.

I love it when the decision is made and then it is all about finding the right pattern and fabric…so I had a good search through my pattern box and decided my vintage Simplicity 9084 had to be the best choice.

Is it truly embarrassing to admit that I REALLY want the turquoise outfit????
As the dress on the photo looks like it would open I decided to make a false placket. Purely because I knew I would do a poor job of hemming the scallop of the lace! Links gratefully received!
As you know by now, I am a blogger for White Tree Fabrics and if you saw their latest blog post about me you would think I had been rather greedy in the ‘free fabric for bloggers in the network’ ! I hadn’t realised I had made so much, however, they have so much beautiful fabric…….it is like letting me into a candy store!
So I had a look on their website for fabric inspiration and bought two metres of flower lace and of course I used my very own discount code: SEWDEPUTY for 20% off and free P&P.
The dress was an easy sew as it is a simple shift pattern with bust darts, I was going to add a side zip but did not need to in the end as I could get it over my head!

My personal 15year old stylist is being very accommodating at the moment so I even got a lovely hairstyle with a flower bobble to co ordinate!

I did not do cuffs on the dress instead I went for a wide 3/4 length sleeve.
The placket is an interfaced piece of lace which I sewed on and then added buttons. I only zigzagged the edges as I really could not work out how to hem the lace in a scallop!
Here are some work in progress shots.

I am very pleased with it and it is a different style for me. I would however, like to make it in a guipure lace, so this could actually be a weekend wearing muslin!
Pattern: Simplicity 9084
Fabric: flower lace from WTF
WTF code:SEWDEPUTY
Wonky factor: 7/10. I like it but I’d like it more in a guipure lace and I am not sure the placket edge will stand the test of time!
Amanda 💝

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