Not only did I sew this dress myself, I designed it. Well, sort of anyway.
In the past I have made a dress from a pattern before, or tried to do a simple skirt by myself. What I really wanted to learn though, is to draw my own patterns from scratch. I would love to be able to design my own dresses. That’s why I decided to take sewing lessons. I started by measuring about every part of my body, and transforming that into a general dress pattern that fits my body perfectly. The idea is that once I would have that, I would be able to draw any dress from that basic pattern. I used the basic pattern to make the pattern for the dress above. It took me a long time to get there, but here is my first tailored dress. I actually finished this dress during the summer, but hadn’t gotten around to posting it yet. I kept the design quite simple, as it was my first trial. I am looking forward though to making more complex and quirky ones!
And yes. I did consider buying a different fabric than polka dots, but hey, they just kept yelling my name, so I really didn’t have a choice you guys.
What would your dream dress look like? I would love to hear!
Amazing that you can actually do that! One of my goals is to learn sewing but I can't find lessons that would fit me (or time!).
ReplyDeleteToo bad! If you would live in the neighbourhood I could help you with that.. I think there are many online tutorials and courses too though.. so maybe that's a possibility too? Or someone you know; I learned most of what I can do from my mom when I was younger.
Deleteyou making/designing this dress is amazing! it's so pretty and has a gorgeous 1950s flair. i love it :)
ReplyDeleteThanks! :) I love 1950s dresses, maybe I should make one even more like that!
DeleteThis is so cute. I love polka dots! And I find zippers sooo hard to sew onto garments, so congrats on doing a really great job with the zipper!
ReplyDeleteThats still really hard to me too. Little confession from me to you: I purposely put my hair over the top part of the zipper in the last picture, because actually it is a bit uneven. Whaha, still learning ;) ssst
Deletethat is a beautiful dress!
ReplyDeleteand one can never have too many polka dot dresses. they are perfect for nearly every occasion.
I completely agree with you :D
DeleteHey I am of the mind that one can never have too many polka dots in one's life, so the fact that you chose this fabric is a-ok by me ; ] And it turned out great! I like that it's a fairly simple pattern--it fits the fabric nicely. Can't wait to see what else you come up with!
ReplyDeleteVery true! (it must be otherwise my wardrobe will be decreased way too much). I was thinking maybe I should make the different parts in different colours and fool a bit around with the pattern. We'll see
DeleteOh wow!! You are my hero. I'm dying to learn how to sew. In fact, I asked for a sewing machine for Christmas. You'll have to give me some sewing tips... :)
ReplyDelete:D That would be the best present! My grandmother gifted her old sewing machine to me for my birthday. And just ask me anything. No guarantee I will know all the answers, but I can at least try :)
DeleteAh so cool you made it to perfectly fit you! It looks amazing =D
ReplyDeleteI also love to sew! I recently made a fitted jacket by adjusting an existing pattern but I love to actually make something from scratch like you did.. Need to set myself a new goal!
And btw the fabric is a very good choice ;)
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Yes I also like to adjust existing patterns. I also made a dress a while ago by just copying a dress I bought. So many options :)
DeleteThe polka dots are too cute! And go you for drafting your own pattern! Give me a pattern and I'm still clueless; making my own seems like a catastrophe. But your dress looks great!
ReplyDeleteWell, you can learn anything. there are so many things that i wouldn't have a clue how to do. But by simply trying you will get a long way
DeleteWow that dress turned out great! That would be awesome to have custom fit dresses, I'm jealous! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks! Well, for the moment I just have one.. ;)
DeleteWow! Beautiful dress! Thanks for your comment on my blog...Its so nice :)
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Thanks :)
DeleteOh WAUW, hij is echt suuuuper gaaf! Geweldig dat je dit zelf kan maken..... moet eerlijk toegeven, ben een tikkeltje jaloers op jouw naaikunsten ;D
ReplyDeleteHaha dankje :) Maar niks om jaloers over te zijn, gewoon een kwestie van tijd in investeren ;)
DeleteBeautiful dress!! I think hats are impractical too!!
ReplyDeleteHaha yeah but you do wear them!
DeleteWow! This is amazing, I am envious! Wish I could sew something this cute one day!
ReplyDeleteYou can! If you want. Just start small :)
DeleteThat is amazing.. I can't even hem pants properly. I can't wait to see the creations you come up with
ReplyDeleteYeah, but who needs to hem pants anyway ;) I will post if I make something new!
DeleteWow! Congrats!!
ReplyDeleteYou're amazing.
And your dress is so beautiful.
Thank you :D
DeleteI adore this dress. Looks so pretty on you too! It is wonderful that you made this on your own!!! I'm impressed!
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Thanks! I simply lope polka dots, I think they look good on anyone ;)
DeleteI'm so impressed. What a great dress, and it's perfectly suited to you.
ReplyDeletePOLKA DOTS! You did such a fantastic job.
ReplyDelete@ Bekuh & Alex and Arthur: Thank you :)
ReplyDeleteI would love your pattern, if you did one? I love this dress, and its the only nice pattern i've seen so far :)
ReplyDeleteI made it myself. So I followed basic instructions for creating a ground pattern that fits your body by measuring everything en drawing. It takes a loooot of time. I wouldn't recommend it unless you are planning to sew a lot of dresses based on the 'basic one'. Then I just decided to make it somewhat wide and drew the shoulders&neckline the way I wanted them. Hope that helps :)
DeleteYes it does, thank you :)
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