I’ve had this fabric for several years now and have vacillated on what to do with it. Initially, I wanted to make it like the tie style dress I made here, but then didn’t. Later, I thought it would be a cool romper for one of the girls, but that never happened. A few weeks ago, as I was internet browsing, I happened upon this dress and thought, “Oh that dress and fabric looks fun”, and then remembered I had similar colorful fabric, so I set out to recreate it.
It’s a trapeze dress and I did make the slits on the sides of the dress to slip a matching sash to tie around the waist if I wanted to. Here’s a sketch of the dress shape if you wanted to try your hand at making your own. I didn’t follow that, but what I did was similar. You can’t tell due to the busy pattern of the fabric, but I sewed bust darts.
It’s such a nice lightweight cotton and with it being over 90 degrees on Saturday, it was the perfect thing to wear out. The bag is a souvenir I brought home from my trip to Singapore. It’s a tote of the MRT (public transport) routes, and I tell you, it was so easy to use. I love looking at my bag and remembering all my favorite stops, which then reminds me of all the delicious food we indulged in while there.
on me: dress, handmade. black clogs, c/o lotta from stockholm. bag, from singapore.
love this! so bright and comfy looking and fun! these posts of yours are so inspiring! do all your dresses turn out? i’m just a bit afraid to go without a pattern…and even my pattern made things don’t always turn out! 🙂
They don’t always, but the good thing is that I have little ones, so what didn’t turn out for me, I could make work for them.
So pretty and so pretty on you! I love the silhouette of trapese dresses and they’re so incredibly comfortable to wear.
I love the ease of trapeze dresses too!
Gorgeous! Those colors! You are stunning 🙂
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Love it! I’ve been wanting to make something similar.
This is adorable! I wore so many dresses throughout pregnancy but rarely wear them otherwise. Do you wear shorts underneath? I’d love to be the kind of person who wore dresses more often but it’s tricky with little kids.
so pretty!!!!!!!!!! and: what is going on with this weather??? crazy!!!
I know, right?!!! Makes me nervous for summer!
I simply love the way you weave parts of your story throughout your joyful posts! I have similar things I’ve brought home from travels (like your MRT bag), and they bring me so much happiness when I pull them out to wear during life at home…
Lovely dress, too. I’m still soaking up inspiration before I try to sew a dress for myself. The last time was home school home ec. in 1996! 😉
You can do it! Sewing is much easier than you think! If you can sew a line, then you’re set!
this is gorgeous! you are so talented!!
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Such a pretty dress! You’re very talented! 🙂
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Thank you!
What a great look. The dress is fantastic and I simply MUST have those shoes! I looked on the website and fell in love with the cognac color. I love everything cognac leather after getting a Mamuye tote at fashionABLE (handmade in Africa)
The cognac is so great too! I had a hard time deciding!
You’re gorgeous, Ruby Ellen <3 <3 <3