In the past several years, we've made friends with several Amish families in our community. And being invited to attend a wedding is kind of a big deal. For the first 2 weddings we went to, I was given a sample of brides fabric to make something to wear. For this one, I bought fabric and made the Vali Dress by Pattern Fantastique
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September 7, 2024
Amish Wedding - Take 3
August 31, 2024
There's Something About Pattern Testing
I'm not gonna lie, being chosen to be a pattern tester feels good. It feels like you weren't chosen last for whatever game it is, finally!
I have been a Chalk & Notch fan since winning a copy of the Pony Tank back in 2017 apparently! So, when the call went out for testers for the Ivie dress, well, I couldn't apply fast enough!
This was my first version and I've already made a second. For this version I used a cotton lawn from Fabric Mart that I bought last summer, maybe the summer before. I made a size 22AB and I could have gone up to the CD cup bodice.
August 24, 2024
This IS My Dress
Apparently I'm just a Style Arc Fangirl now. I love my hope dresses, but even more than Hope - I love the Nova Midi Dress.
It was love at first sight with my very first version, with the only changes to lower the neckline a bit more and add pockets. I wear both version of this dress weekly in the summer and I wear them with sweaters, tights and boots in the winter.
JB and I try to take a nice vacation yearly. Since I'm not knitting as much as I once was, I try to bring a piece of fabric home from vacation.
This past January we went to Cancun and while we had an incredibly relaxing time, I'm not in a big hurry to go back. The main reason why - it's just too far from everything. You really have to do all inclusive because there's no place to eat, except at the resort.
Anyway - I bought back this beautiful 3 meter piece of challis that was roughly $4 a meter.
There's not much to say about this dress. I mostly followed the pattern. I did lower the neckline, by 1.5" overall.
(geeze, we really need to pain that light post) |
I also added pockets, I used lining fabric for the first pocket piece sewed onto the front, then same fabric for the pocket back. Due to the gathers, I did not stitch the pockets to the front skirt pieces, but I did stitch them to the waist seam.
For this dress, once I had attached each gather, I then serged the seam, pressed it up and then topstitched it.
While I still don't like how I look in photos - please don't come at me. The menopausal weight is just weighing heavy on me currently. Do yourself a favor and find a friend who makes you feel beautiful when they take your photo. All photos in this post were taken by Carolyn.
I am currently evaluating all of the challis in my fabric closet for more Novas. And I really, really want to make one in graduating sizes of gingham.