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5.12.2012

The 'Home Sewing is Easy' Dress

  

Oh, how I love this dress!   This is the newest version of Simplicity 3673 that I finished at the end of March.  This past weekend we were finally able to get pictures and I'm pretty excited to share it with you. 

I have wanted to make something with a tongue-in-cheek reference to my mad love of sewing for quite some time.  Showcasing the quote below was a priority and I cut the bodice so it would stand out:


I used Colette Patterns' Jasmine for the sleeves, thus earning myself some Franken Pattern points.  Quite by accident, managed to match the cartoon frame on the bodice to each sleeve.  Bazinga! 


The quotes in the fabric are hilarious! I am especially fond of this one: 'Look at the way she's dressed! She must be throwing Harry's money around!'   Clearly I must look as though I'm tossing Mr. Friday's money to the winds, but little do they know I've saved money through my 'sewing know-how.' Hee hee!


I used my favourite lapped zipper tutorial and inserted an obnoxious super-hero yellow zip in honour of Oona.  I love the high-waisted style and even though it's a bit time-consuming to sew 8 darts in total, the effect is totally worth it.

This dress ranks in my top five favourite things I've made and I feel like I could give Joan Holloway Harris a run for her money in this! Joan would knock me out, but I'm OK with that.  Thanks to her, a secretary is just glamorous and mysterious as an executive.

UPDATE:
Thank you so very much for all of your lovely comments! I found the sewing-themed fabric on Etsy.  Click here to purchase. 

With this dress added to the queue, my year-to-date handmade totals are:

Tops: 11
Skirts: 4
Trousers: 4
Dresses: 5

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