That's the way it's gonna be little Darling..... An invitation to a day at the Races and some vintage horse themed fabric meant that I made myself a new frock.
Made from McCall's 5891 from 1961. A simple yet stunning dress with a low back. I opted to line the dress with some cotton voile for modesty, so I left off the facing. Because the horse fabric was vintage I had to slim the skirt shape a little, omit the pockets and make a contrasting belt. I chose to put the bow detail on the back above the zip just to cover that little gap and made the belt bowed, because I really do think the bow is sweet. I also added horse hair braid in the hem to give a nice full skirt. I do really like this dress and I think I will make a slim skirt version. Va voom.
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| McCall's 5891 |
I literally made this dress the day before and was really hoping I didn't stuff anything up. Thankfully it was all smooth sailing. Looking at the pictures, there are a couple of fitting issues with the bodice, I am always slouching though, so perhaps it is a lot to do with posture.
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Totally cute!!
ReplyDeleteI love it all :-)))
I get that same gapey thing around my bust/bodice. Do you think it's a narrow shoulders problem?
Love this and the other dress from Sew Retro. I'm now a follower. :) Happy sewing.
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ReplyDeleteThis is so adorable especially with the trim. My kids are aways in the pics too! Cuties.Can you post it at my linky party?
love this one as well :)
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