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Yellow stripe seersucker dress

Jul 14, 2010
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This is a simple dress inspired by JCrew's lovley summer strapless dresses, with the pleated skirt.

Retro-ey watercolor print halter dress

Jul 14, 2010

I was inspired by retro 50's/60's Mad Men looks and Zooey Deschanel when I modified a McCall's pattern and made this dress.

Mod Cloth-inspired grey lace trimmed dress

Jul 14, 2010
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This is a copy of a Mod Cloth dress. I made up the pattern based on a Butterick one.

Pale yellow semi sheer stripe dress

Jul 14, 2010

I used a vintage 70's Vogue pattern but gave the dress a gathered skirt instead. The soft pale yellow/cream stripe is semi-sheer so the skirt is lined with self fabric.

Navy and white scalloped dress

Jul 14, 2010

I was first inspired by an Anthropologie dress but designed my own style and pattern for this dress, looooosely based on a McCall's.

Recycled comforter cover dress

Jul 14, 2010

I made this out of a comforter cover I didn't use anymore. I used a vintage Vogue pattern, modified quite a bit.

Picnic check corset dress

Jul 14, 2010
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I made this inspired by all the cute corset dresses that are around this summer. I seriously modified a Vogue pattern and used a textured cotton plaid from the thrift store.

Orange ric rac sheath dress

Jul 14, 2010

I made this dress and shared it on my blog, www.adventuresindressmaking.com. I modified a New Look pattern and added vintage orange ric rac!

Re: Book Giveaway: Twinkle Sews by Wenlan Chia

What a fantastic book! This is not my mother's sewing resource.

posted: 2:31 pm on October 31st