Thursday, February 25, 2016

Vintage Vibe

Next on the #sewingrota
A flippy, floaty Summer dress.
With this pattern,
Which I have made before
 This time we went with the mini view.
The fabric is the same as her shorts.
A flowy, soft crepe-like stuff.
I sewed two bias strips for the drawstring tie, a look I have seen popping up in trendy boutiques.
I took up quite a deep hem for better fall and even took the time to hand sew it.
The fabric was surprisingly hard to pierce, thank you Sarvi for my posh sewing needles.
I love it on her!
Elsa is small busted enough not to need a bra but that is not going to happen.
Apparently nipples are disgusting.
Visible underwear however is almost de rigueur for teens.
I don't mind one way or the other.
It has already had an airing and was complimented on in her favourite boutique.
I will take that as a success.
~Elsa's Verdict~
It makes me look like a size 4 (tiny) I think the back looks very  attractive and I am glad we finally used the fabric.
Thank you for reading!
xx Nicole

10 comments:

  1. How beautiful, Nicole! And I love Elsa's verdict! Also - Trixie and the cat <3<3

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  2. Thank you Rachel.
    The 'verdict's been so useful as a method of getting honest feedback, not just polite 'Thank you Mummy'.
    Coco is a magnificent beast and Trixie is just so squishy.
    xx N

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  3. I love the verdict too, and your know-how about the teen underwear rules!

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  4. Thank you Catherine.
    Elsa is a girl of few words~especially when asked to describe her new outfits.
    As for the underwear, at least she is wearing it.
    xx N

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  5. I love how you take patterns that look like they would be dated, yet you sew them so beautiful and they look totally modern :D Your fabric here is gorgeous and I laughed so hard at the nipples comment. She could wear pasties with it. Do you guys have those?
    Anyway, she looks amazing in this!

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  6. Thank you Kristin.
    I have a huge stash of vintage patterns and they are great for the twins as the sing suits their figures really well!
    It is so funny about nipples, I suggested bandaids but that was met with even more disgust!
    xx N

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    1. hahahahaha. Bandaids!! I would have loved seeing that reaction :) It's so funny how little things are such a big deal when young.

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  7. Do you guys have those little round bandaids? It then started a conversation that I would need about six.... and then she left the room.

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    1. Lol!! There was really nowhere else for her to go was there? Haha.
      Great work.

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    2. Thank you Renae, she was a bit lost for words.
      xx N

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