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Monday, June 21, 2010

Plaid Dress with Pictures

This is my pattern, Simplicity 4531, from my estate sale loot (25 cents!). I made view 2, the black and white, but without the detachable collar and cuffs.

Here is the dress, made of a madras my mom gave me.

It has pockets, which is nice.


Close-up of the collar and the buttons. The buttons were given to me by my aunt. I added a snap on the waist below the second button, since it was trying to pull open.

The shoes came from the same estate sale- only 1 buck!!

I did an okay job of matching the plaid on the skirt, but where it meets the bodice is all wonky. I might make a red belt to wear with it, which would help disguise that.

It was quick and easy, and made a nice dress, that is also colorful and comfortable. It took a few hours to make, and I did the buttonholes and buttons on the second day. I hemmed it on the machine.

Ha, i guess this whole outfit was $1.25, since the fabric and buttons were a gift. That's cool!

Now I am making a navy blue dress out of rayon. I'll finish it tomorrow or Wednesday.... stay tuned!

13 comments:

  1. I love it, Molly! Very summer-y!

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  2. Lovely dress! And the shoes match perfectly! What a find!

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  3. Love the new dress! Very summery

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  4. Great job-good dress for work too!

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  5. Love it. Very sweet.

    Trudy
    www.sewingwithtrudy.blogspot.com

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  6. Only a dollar for cute red shoes - what a score! And your dress is so summery and pretty, nice job!

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  7. This is adorable and I think you did a great job matching the plaid. Well Done!

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    Trudy
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  9. You look really great in that dress! Great work :)))

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  10. I love this dress and the shoes are perfect! I like your idea for a red belt, it would really be cute. Good use of the red buttons too!

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