There has been a recent movement on social media towards sewing more party frocks and garments that get us excited about sewing (#sewfrosting on Instagram), and this dress certainly fits the bill! I made view B with a gathered skirt in a size 8, and made a couple of adjustments. I found that the bust apex landed in the wrong …
Sew In The Garden’s Grace Dress
Sew… I’ve decided to step out of my comfort zone and make a dress that isn’t the French Navy Orla. Since making the Orla dress and it fitting me so well I haven’t really been sewing other dresses as I’m worried they won’t fit as well and will have spent hours altering patterns and sewing up toiles all for nothing! …
More Blue Fabric’s Grace Dress
It’s no secret that I love me a fit and flare dress; I’d say the vast majority of my makes fall into that category. There’s something – for me at least – that’s very flattering about this classic shape, and once I discovered the Grace dress I knew that it had all the potential of becoming a dress I can …
DRESSMAKERS BALL MONTH : Nel Nan and Nora’s Party Dress!
All this month the Simple Sew Bloggers will be making party dresses to celebrate The Dressmaker’s Ball coming soon on 12th May… This Simple Sew pattern was included with issue 30 of Love Sewing. It is similar in form to Veronika, with a slightly different bodice, straight waistband and pleated skirt, which is made of three rectangles. The fabric …