Josh made me sit on the woodpile (but do note that he was nice enough to put a jacket down so I wouldn't snag my tights):
My hair is doing something insane (which everyone really should be used to at this point, but this picture was taken after work today, so I have an excuse for once), and I'm making my classic "I hate having my picture taken, so I'm not going to even pretend to enjoy this and even though it's me who wants to document my sewing projects, I'm going to act like a complete puke the entire time the camera is pointed in my general direction" face, but if you ignore all of that, you'll notice my awesomely massive collar. The fabric of the dress is a medium brown with a white pinstripe, and I tied my (well, Josh's, but I borrowed it) tie with an Atlantic knot.
I used this Simplicity pattern from 1970, and I made it a size bigger than I'd usually wear, both because I thought it would be more comfy that way and because I was being lazy and didn't want to fiddle with re-sizing the pattern:
Even though it looks short on the middle lady, either her legs are three miles long or I'm a stump, because I had to hack a good five inches off of the bottom before it hit me above the knee.
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Posted by: Chrissy | 07 December 2009 at 10:08 PM
That rocks. And that collar IS awesomely massive!!!
Posted by: courtney | 08 December 2009 at 04:45 AM
Chrissy: I'm pretty sure that's the site I bought the pattern from! There are a bunch of ads in the Dress A Day sidebar -- that's where I first started looking to buy...
Posted by: Leila | 08 December 2009 at 06:21 AM
Re: the length issue. I always have that problem with patterns...pretty sure they're all made for tall people. I've started shortening the patterns before I even cut the fabric so I don't waste it.
Posted by: Sarah | 08 December 2009 at 08:53 AM
Very fetching.
Posted by: Elizabeth | 08 December 2009 at 10:54 AM
1) That is adorable.
2) The women on the front of patterns are generally anatomical improbabilities, with legs of exaggerated length.
3) That is REALLY adorable.
Posted by: Str4y | 08 December 2009 at 11:16 AM
Ah cool! I was under the impression you were buying off ebay, but I'm glad you know about that site. I was kind of floored seeing how many folks have vintage patterns for sale for reasonable prices. Keep at it, they look really good!
Posted by: Chrissy | 08 December 2009 at 01:10 PM
Despite the fact that you made this from a pattern, yours TOTALLY trumps Simplicity's.
Posted by: tanita | 08 December 2009 at 05:48 PM
That dress is ADORABLE!!
Posted by: Kelly Fineman | 08 December 2009 at 06:13 PM
Clearly you remember Beverly Cleary's mother's instructions to always wear white next to your face when being photographed. (A Girl from Yamhill.)
Posted by: LaurieA-B | 09 December 2009 at 09:15 AM