It’s been a long time since I did a sewing post (mostly because the light has been so grim I’ve been putting off taking photos) but last week I made a dress and now I am finally posting I can’t think of anything much to say about it except once it was one of a pair of secondhand curtains from someone on ebay…
…and now it’s a dress!
Here are some details.
And this is the pattern I used, with a couple of adjustments – Simplicity 1080.
I do think it’s a most lovely, cheerful, just-what-we-need-in-the-drab-days-of-February-fabric sort of dress :D
Happy Sewing!
Janine @ Rainbow Hare
I love your dress Janine. I have the pattern but hVent given it go yet. You mentioned some tweaks, I’d be interested to know what you did if you have time to say.
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Wow, what a fab dress! Great fabric!
Well done for “seeing” those curtains would make such a great dress!
I love the dotty angel versions too – I used to follow her blog ….. but she stopped blogging! Such a shame!
I like your blog and will be back to visit again!
Barbara x
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Wow! Love it SO much! Could you please let me know the number of the pattern? It looks like a really useful one; it could be changed in so many ways.
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Great save! And your dress is much prettier than the ones on the pattern! Funnily enough I have been making a dress out of old curtains today but I don’t think mine will be as great as yours!!!
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Well I have to say that is a fantastic dress, I love it! Not so sure about what they would have looked like as curtains, but as a dress, I really love it.
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LURVE that fabric; and what a gorgeous dress. A scene from The Sound of Music comes to mind. =) You and your Poppy make beautiful models!
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I think it’s fantastic and so much better than the one on the pattern envelope!
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How pretty!! I would have never thought it was made from curtains.. really pretty!! =)
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Oh my goodness Janine – it’s beautiful! So springy and cheerful – and I can’t even tell you how much I love that it’s made from curtains – HA!! Like a few others have said – the originals in the pattern aren’t very striking, but your version really is awesome :) The blouse version would be pretty too!
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I’ve never seen such gorgeous curtains! Perfect for a dress!
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Yours looks so much better than the ones pictured on the pattern. A very beautiful dress, Janine!! I love the photo of you and Poppy :)
-Soma
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Wow, wonderful! Really like that dress!!
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You have a great eye. I don’t much like the dresses on the pattern front, but your’s does not look like THEIRS at all. I think it’s so cool that you saw those curtains and envisioned them as a new dress. It’s beautiful.
Happy Valentine’s Day.
xx, Carol
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What a wonderful transformation Janine! I shall look at old curtains in an entirely new light now :)
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You’ll be on the Great British Sewing bee next! I love the pattern but can’t quite see the number in the photo. Could you send it me please? Is the dress lined? It looks a nice easy shape that would suit lots of people. Maybe I’ll give it a go.
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Beautiful!
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I love that dress. You did a great job. Thanks for sharing.
Marilyn
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Fantastic dress
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Thank you :)
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Gorgeous fabric
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Thank you :)
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