Saturday 22 March 2014

Blue China Roses Anna Dress

My first Anna dress is finished, and it certainly won't be my last. I love this pattern.
The fabric is from an old doona cover that I found opshopping. And there is enough left over for a smaller project. Doona covers are my new go to for fabric. I have two more waiting to be turned into dresses, and one that shall become cushions. The fit on this is fantastic. It hits perfectly at my very high natural waist. I French seamed everything and hand hemmed it. I get fussy with my finishing. I sewed this up in a few hours, but it has taken about ten days to get it finished. I even finished off the zip by folding under the fabric seam allowance and slip stitching it to the zipper tape. I love the idea of making sure my hand mades are finished off well. 

Pattern: By Hand London, Anna
Size: 
8/12
Adjustments: None! I used the V-neck and the midi skirt pattern options
Fabric: Blue china roses doona cover, opshop. 50% cotton, 50% polyester
Notions: 22 inch invisible white zip
Wear with: Pearls! And in winter I can wear a lovely white coat that I found opshopping at the end of last season, haven't got around to wearing it yet
Make Again: Oh yes, I fear i am going to end up like Roisin and make multiple variations of this. I can't wait to experiment with different skirts. 



10 comments:

  1. What a pretty dress, that fabric is so cute. I can see why you want to make more of these.

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  2. Kaitlyn this is so lovely! I too am a massive fan of cutting up doona / duvet covers for dresses. Thanks for sharing! xx

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    1. Thanks :) I've found some fantastic fabric that way

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  3. This is such a cute dress! Well done! Love your porcelain too :)

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    1. Thanks :) It's my mum and my collection. Planning on doing a post about it at some point

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  4. Aww this is such a cute dress, will look so lovely on a nice cummer days with some little ballet pumps . Well done xoxo

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  5. That is amazing fabric! I've just recently bought some 60's sheets with the most gorgeous pattern on them - wish we could get sheets like that these days!

    And I love the Anna bodice as well - it's so flattering on everyone I've seen it on!

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  6. What a brilliant idea to use duvet fabric. The dress is amazing.

    Jean x

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  7. Lovely dress and china beside !
    Xxx
    Lorna

    Http://lornasharp.blogspot.com

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    1. Thankyou! Will have to do a post on the china soon, it's one of my greatest weaknesses

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