And in my haste I’d just labelled them ‘skirt front’ or ‘full circle’ and one just said ‘circle skirt piece no SA’. Why? Well in my case, I have a fair few circle and half-circle skirt pieces that I’ve not only drafted for myself, but for others too. ALWAYS MARK YOUR SELF-DRAFTED PATTERN PIECES AS SOON AS YOU’VE DRAWN THEM And it would have been a swifty project if I’d have remembered a couple of simple things. Sounds pretty simple hey? Well to be honest, in principle it was. Self-drafted and made in a cobalt blue poly crepe. Or how he made me look so respectable after nought hours of sleep. Such an awesome building with a massive star on the steps for me to stand in the middle of! I can’t believe how he gathered up the energy to do this after that long drive back. They were taken at Freemasons’ Hall in Covent Garden, today. It’s not actually that bad but still annoys the pants of me enough to cover it up!ĭaniel came up trumps again with these fantastic photos. The belt I’m wearing was a steal from Oxfam at £1.50 and does a perfect job of hiding the connecting waist seam which obviously is interrupted and mismatched but I’m not so sure there’d be any way round that anyway. The zipper is inserted on the left side, like most of my vintage-style dresses but also because I didn’t want the seam of the skirt to go down the front with the focus on broken up print. The skirt section is simply a half circle, the same self-drafted pattern I used for my black and my blue crepe skirts. More importantly I landed a fabulous handmade dress for a fiver! That said, this lovely red cloth was just £10 and retained all colour and structure after a regular 40° cycle and spin in the machine and it was so satisfying to sew with. A 6 yard bolt of Wax cotton can vary in price between £10 and £150, depending on quality, print, manufacturer etc. One of the most incredible things about this fabric is the price. And I knew there would be further adventures when I made Lucy’s jumpsuit and Amelia’s baby dress. Whilst we focus on that area, can we just talk placement? I’d love to be able to claim absolute intentions but the truth is, I was led my a small issue of just the right amount of fabric and nothing more, so I can only claim a happy accident – the likes of which Madonna would champion, I’m sure! My usual sway-back adjustment was already done and most importantly the bust area was a perfect fit. But I will nip a bit off the upper back neckline next time. Luck was on my side because this resulted in precious little gaping as often happens without any contouring. I simply lowered the armscye and the neckline. ![]() I only wanted a sleeveless bodice for the top, nothing fancy so it seemed daft to reinvent the wheel. To date I’ve only used it once, for a retro-style top, which is madness. I really, really wasn’t in the mood for trialling various test versions – I’m getting so impatient in my old age! – And then I remembered that somewhere, in some pile or other, there was a pre-existing bodice block from a class I took about 3 years ago. I really wanted a new dress but without any faff. So, the dress… It’s mine, all mine! No pattern, vintage or otherwise was used in the making-of and I’m just a little bit proud. We arrived home from Glastonbury Festival at 6am this morning – a little tired and emotional to say the least! Thank goodness for a great set of shades picked up for a tenner on site, from a pop up vintage shop (ironically, usually based in Portobello… just up the road from me!) ![]() I’m not entirely sure how this post got shot and written today.
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