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Thursday, April 28, 2011

Vintage Dress = Complete

Finally!  The dress is DONE and ready to roll:



To jog your memory, here's the before:


I cut off the sleeves (and could've turned them into a parachute), added some basic black trim, and took in the bodice in several places. It turned into How To Sew By Hand 101, because I never got the machine to stop making the scary WHRRRRRRR noise.

It actually wasn't that bad.  The hardest part was figuring out the design--namely how I could make the bodice fit the my tiny booblets with minimal construction (since the machine was out of commission).

But despite the snags (ha!), I'm very pleased with how it turned out.

Have you sewn anything lately?  Maybe you busted out the ol' Liquid Stitch?  I think that counts.

Post script: To read about the entire journey in detail, check out dress post #1 and dress post #2.
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10 comments:

  1. Adrienne AudreyApril 28, 2011 at 8:47 AM

    looks lovely!

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  2. Dressedtothe9sApril 28, 2011 at 9:07 AM

    It's fabulous, I love it!

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  3. Alessandra @ Tribal TimesApril 28, 2011 at 9:32 AM

    So fresh! Love what you did with it!

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  4. What Would a Nerd WearApril 28, 2011 at 9:45 AM

    super pretty! you did a terrific job, judging from these photos!
    i am too scared to alter anything that i really really like myself, since i'm such an impatient seamstresses i end up mucking up half of what i do.

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  5. ElissaApril 28, 2011 at 10:36 AM

    How cute! I wish I was better at sewing

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  6. Orangies AtticApril 28, 2011 at 11:19 AM

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  7. Orangies AtticApril 28, 2011 at 11:20 AM

    ADORABLE! It's helps that you have the cutest little figure ever... think you would look great in just about anything!

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  8. Tricia @ SweeterThanSweetsApril 28, 2011 at 1:30 PM

    I love it without sleeves. Great job!

    I'm sewing some more of my hooded towels for my Etsy shop...good reminder to get offline and over to my sewing machine. =)

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  9. UnknownApril 28, 2011 at 2:00 PM

    This dress looks great! The only thing I've sewn lately other than crafts for the shop was to try to repair a torn hem on a skirt by hand. It was tedious but turned out looking good I think.

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  10. Paige @ Little NostalgiaApril 28, 2011 at 3:12 PM

    Thanks, everybody! I'm relieved it turned out okay, given the battle with the sewing machine.

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