In my young adult life I never really wore a lot of dresses. That required the use of pantyhose which was just too much trouble to squirm into. I’m still not crazy about pantyhose to this day, but I really love the choices of tights on the market. They make wearing a dress a little less bothersome in the cooler months. In the warm months it's bare legs (hopefully shaven) and a pair of amazing sandals, wedges, or whatnot.
It was with this in mind that I started sewing dresses – mostly of the knit variety (can’t beat them for wash and wear and no ironing!) Here’s a few that I’ve sewn in the past couple of years. I wear most of these on a regular basis and I’m working on more to add to the rotation. Hope you like them!
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| New Look 6823 I get lots of compliments whenever I wear this. |
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| Simplicity 3622 I sometimes wear this with turquoise tights and black knee boots. |
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| New Look 6830 I used the sleeve pattern from New Look 6731 |
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| Butterick B5130 A fun dress in a fun color. I actually went to the extent to buy brown suede boots like on the pattern envelope! |
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| Simplicity 3773 I made this dress to take on a trip to France in Summer 2009. |
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| Simplicity 3673 This is my latest completion. It has a bright tropical flower lining. I was inspired by a dress Lauren Bacall wore in "How To Marry a Millionaire". I'm working a eggplant colored mock turtleneck to wear with it. I love the color combination with the mustard color of the dress. |
Thanks for stopping in an taking a look around! I'll have more pics of some of my other creations in the coming posts. Any when I figure out an easy way to do self photos, I'll add them if they're not too scary!
~Patty
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