I think I’m inspired by madras dresses that I’ve seen a lot lately. So when I found this madras 2 m cut fabric in Yuzawaya, I snatched it right away and carried on to make this dress.
This dress is sort of my experiment of making clothes without pattern. I measured myself and drew straight on the fabric. The checks pattern really helped a lot for positioning.
The top part stops above the bust, and the bottom part is just a pair of ruffled long rectangles. The sleeves are a pair of long rectangles, each folded in half and then ruffled. That way they don’t need to be hemmed. I added a loop and fabric-covered button on the front closure and that was it!
Please, tell me about the pattern!!! I love it!!!
Have a look in my website, you could find some tipical spanish shoes with a similar fabric:
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=31757504&id=1416038908
Hello! Love the dress and would like to make a similar one with a thrifted battik fabrik. Could you explain some more how you did the sleeves (a drawing would be awesome) ^^
also I see that the neckline has some extra peice of fabric on the inside, is that a way of hemming?
Thank you very much!
Hi there, the sleeves are shape like a long rectangle with every corners rounded. Then you fold the rectangle in the middle length and make gathering stitches along the rounded side. The folded side will then be the hem of the sleeves.
I guess the extra fabric that you see inside the neckline is the neckline facing? Yes, it is a way of finishing the neckline.
I hope I could make a drawing of the sleeves sometime
Great! now I get it! Thank you very much! I’ll put a pic in your Flikr pool when Im done
Beautiful dress! Love your blog =)
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Love that fabric pattern! I have a pair of flat shoes that are in that same pattern. Looks faaaabulous on you!
lovely dress. i love the fabric, too.
oh and i wanted to say, that i really like how you did the sleeves! it looks so nice without a hem.
that’s a perfect summer dress!
It’s a really lovely dress, and a great style!
You’re very clever. I like it.
ohhh i am in love with this! want one! beautiful as always novita! =)
ooooooh, sweet! It looks comfy and very stylish :o)
I love the colors. It turned out lovely.
xoxo,
sp