I spotted this fun flannel fabric on Fabric.com (oh, how I love that place), and immediately knew I wanted to make a cold-weather dress with it. I used Burdastyle's Anda pattern to stitch it up, using elastic instead of a waist tie, and adding the pockets to the sides. Let me tell you: this thing is comfy-cozy! Just as you would probably imagine an elastic waist, flannel dress to be.
And because my favorite thing to do is add a cardigan or a blazer and some heels to any outfit and call it office appropriate, that's exactly what I did today!
What made this project all the more special: I sewed it in my parents' basement, on my mom's vintage Singer 301 sewing machine, as she did all my pressing for me. :)
Thats adorable! I was wondering if I could commission a dress from you. E-mail me at Uncatchablegirl@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteahh that vintage sewing machine is lovely! and so is that dress :) i love it.
ReplyDeletethanks for sharing...and i am sorry for my recent dissapearing act. hope you had a wonderful New Years love.
xoxo
okay i lloooooooove this dress. and i love that you made it on that sewing machine in the basement! lucky duck.
ReplyDeleteps: i read your comment at work and literally just laughed SO loud out loud. i may get fired. kidding, but that was seriously my favorite comment.
So cute - great use of that fabric, I'm wanting an Anda dress now!
ReplyDeleteThere's nothing like a bit of southwest heritage to spice up office chic.
ReplyDeleteI can't even tell you how excited I am that I found your blog. I've decided to get back into sewing (it's been a while, the last time I used a sewing machine was in 7th grade home ec.) So I'm super excited for some inspiration over here! Tutorials maybe?! :)
ReplyDeleteperfect peace - thanks for stopping! tutorials are an interesting idea...i'll see what i can come up with!
ReplyDeleteYour dress turned out so cute. And, I love the picture of my "vintage Singer 301"! It's been a good machine!
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