The body of this dress is made from a twin sheet. The trim is made from a crib dust ruffle. I made this for my friend, who requested fitted bust and waist, and flaired out from the hip. I added...
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This "one hour dress" (that took me 4) was made out of slinky "luxe jersey" fabric, which has a lovely drape. It was my first successful dress in two years, following 4 1/2 failures, so I'm really...
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I made this dress (named Feliz, which is Spanish for happy) for my daughter. This "happy" dress features layers of pretty ruffles in the back, a bow which helps adjust the waist and stay-put straps...
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I made this dress while watcing F-1 racing, just in 2 and a half hours.. from old curtain that i bought in a trift store for less then 1 Euro. It's absolutelly simple: First I made pleats for the...
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Inspired by Anna Maria Horner's beautiful fabric, I made this dress for my 31st birthday party. The voile drapes perfectly and is lovely and cool for a hot English summer day. The front of the dress...
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The inspiration for this design came from some photos my dad and sister took when they went to Africa. They visited an orphanage and took portraits of all of the children. Each child wore...
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New work that I have starte , just starting to sew again, All work is done with out patterns just from my head, create as I sew and cut as I go Need help, Gette,
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I found an old photograph of my Grandma, and I fell in love with her dress. So I decided to make my own! This is the first full-skirted dress I've ever made. It took me quite a while to find a...
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I found it was interesting to play with the stripes. The fabric is medium weight spandex lycra, white and black stripes. The bottom was full-skirt with 8 pieces. I like the way everything was put...
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I designed and created this dress from my sloper pattern. It is made with three different fabrics--a blue cotton print for the main body, white cotton muslin "calico" for the yoke and cotton...
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This is a simple dress inspired by JCrew's lovley summer strapless dresses, with the pleated skirt.
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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.
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This is a copy of a Mod Cloth dress. I made up the pattern based on a Butterick one.
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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.
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I was first inspired by an Anthropologie dress but designed my own style and pattern for this dress, looooosely based on a McCall's.
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I made this out of a comforter cover I didn't use anymore. I used a vintage Vogue pattern, modified quite a bit.
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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.
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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!
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Step 1: Make simple small Yo-Yo 2 numbers. Step 2: Make big Yo-Yo 1 number. Step 3: Make simple frill and tie it in the center. Step 4: Take plain baby chemise. Step 5: Attach the frills & big...
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This dress was a whole other level for me. When I saw the pattern, I knew I had to do it because I am into asian culture. I think the dress was a success. The tie back was an accent to the dress...
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