Friday, November 13, 2020

OOP Simplicity 5538 Posh Frock for Matilda


 Hallo, I have missed you!

I think I have mastered the new Blogger....

And.... I have made Tildy a new posh frock.
*Let's take a moment to be astounded at how grown up she is all of a sudden*
The pattern is the vintage OOP Simplicity  5538. A floaty, youthful style from 1973 that is still very much in vogue now.

The fabric is a gorgeous, hail spot muslin with a deep, embroidered hem in a khaki green.
So soft and floaty!
I purchase it from a favourite eBay seller massdestash 
Do have a look, Andree is lovely and has some beautiful fabric for sale from her and her friends huge stash.

I have made a very similar style dress, for Elsa, a good six years ago.

So I knew the waist panel was interfaced but not lined which I was not happy with.

So I self lined with the fabric.
I also used a layer of Sheer-weft interfacing on the outside panel.
Because the fabric was so sheer and Tilly wanted some swish, I lined the dress with some good quality Bemsilk. 
I chose to lay my pieces, wrong sides together, and then treat them as one, it makes it easier to fit and adjust(in the future) as well as avoiding puckering and visible stitching lines from outside the finished garment.
The skirt was finished in the traditional, 'raw edges on the inside' finish and I 'tweaked' the invisible zipper to tuck it to the inside.

 
The finished dress was so pretty!
I had enough of the embroidered hem to include it in the front, waist panel.
I chose not to do any topstitching to play up the 'bespoke' feel of the dress.

I am not a huge fan of invisible zippers. I find them too delicate and often have to replace them but I decided to use one for this dress and I was pleased with the result.
I applied a thin strip of interfacing alone the back edge before inserting the zipper.

Such a pretty, pretty dress.
(Photos taken at beautiful Port Elliot )

~Tilly's Verdict~
I love the short frilly skirt.
The fluffy dots and the gorgeous colour, I really like khaki. I love the embroidered style waistband and skirt hem.
I felt so very cool, grown up and pretty when I wore it.
I love the deep neckline but it still covered up my moles (Matilda is extremely sun smart)
I love the silk lining, it is floaty and very comfortable. I do like the arms being unlined as they are cool. (To wear)
It looks great with my Converse and other shoes.

~My Verdict~
I embrace every sew before Tildy becomes a teenager that wants to wear only t-shirts and cut off jeans shorts.
This is was relatively quick sew, as I remembered the waist panel that I disliked, from Elsa's dress, so I lined that from the beginning.
As I constructed the dress when Tildy was at school, the 'two as one' method of treating lining as main made a quick fitting when she got home very easy,
A lovely, lovely sew that I would happily make again.
Thank you reading.... xx Nicole 

14 comments:

  1. So nice to see some of your sewing again! I am always inspired by the garments you make in some way or another, whether it be finishing or fabric or execution. She has grown up! She looks beautiful in her dress.

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    1. Thank you Anna Dorothy!
      Blogger updated and my computer had not, it was all very awkward but Liddy saved the day and sorted things for me.
      I am so pleased with this dress. My last few project have been work clothes, sewn production style, so this was a joy indeed.
      xx Nicole

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  2. Such a beautiful dress, and your girl is growing up fast! You really do provide me with sewing goals - I adore everything you sew for your daughters.

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    1. Thank you Lara, that is such a buzz coming from you and exactly how I feel about your sewing!
      I always read your blog but seem to have trouble logging in to comment but I always read it!
      xx Nicole

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  3. My youngest is now 15. She's a determined soul and thankfully very good at conveying what she wants (unlike her sister). At the moment I am limited to pyjama shorts. SIGH

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    1. It is better that they are honest than we make things they don't want, they wont wear it!
      (To be fair, I much prefer that, I remember my Mum cutting me some very pretty blouses in ditzy prints with frilly collars when I was 8 or 9, she sewed them up when I was 12. I use to wear them with the collars tucked inside but I still got picked on at school. I never told her her as I didn't want to hurt her feelings)
      Thank you for reading xx Nicole

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  4. they cant be this big yet!!! she looks so grown. they both do. the dress is beautiful.

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    1. Thank you!
      My babies are all so grown up now but more clothes to sew I guess...
      xx Nicole

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  5. So so pretty! I do love this style! It’s timeless. Time flies from the first time I “met” your lovely family and the teeny tiny Matilda to now! She does look grown up in this you’re so right!

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    1. Thank you Tamara!
      I know all our 'babies' are growing up!
      xx Nicole

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  6. So so pretty! I do love this style! It’s timeless. Time flies from the first time I “met” your lovely family and the teeny tiny Matilda to now! She does look grown up in this you’re so right!

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  7. So so pretty! I do love this style! It’s timeless. Time flies from the first time I “met” your lovely family and the teeny tiny Matilda to now! She does look grown up in this you’re so right!

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