[DIY Dress made for and modeled by my daughter Mori]
Hello Ya'll I'm back because I was on a roll with this pattern. It was like working in a factory creating three different versions of Butterick 6453 Gertie's pattern. If you didn't get what I said in my last post this dress is SEW easy and SEW cute you'll want to make a few. I used another African print I had in my stash for this dress and I added a little flouncy-ness down there at the bottom.
How I added the flounce to the bottom? Well super quick. I cut out two strips of fabric, I just eyeballed the length I wanted. I did sew them together into a giant circle, hemmed the bottom and added two rows of gather stitches across the top. Gathered my fabric and added the strip to the bottom of the dress and that was all she wrote. Salsa anyone??
Mori started goofing around during our shoot and I video taped some of her dancing.
Love it! You are sooooo creative! Be blessed.
ReplyDeleteLove it! The video is a nice touch.
ReplyDeleteOMG! another beautiful and fabulous creations.
ReplyDeleteI love the dress and fabric.
ReplyDeleteLove the dress - you worked from your end and Mori really worked it from her end! What a team!
ReplyDeleteLove this- well done.
ReplyDeleteI completely passed over this pattern but now I want it! I LOOOOVE your ruffled version and I'm totally copying it! Looks amazing!!
ReplyDeleteHi Margo, Please copy away!!!!
DeleteFantastic make here, Michelle! And I love Mori's dance. Y'all are great.
ReplyDeleteThanks Abbey!!
DeleteAnother work of gorgeousness! Love the salsa video--I was hoping for more-lol.
ReplyDeleteGirl if we would have had music on set, we would have given you more.
DeleteBeautiful dress! You always make such awesome outfits. Thanks for including me on your sidebar list of blogs you dig. I love your blog, too!
ReplyDeleteLove it, Mori puts me in Cuba, the background, music her dancing.. love it You rock...
ReplyDeleteomg that dress and that fabric are giving me life! Love your version and the video was so cute!
ReplyDeleteSuper cute, love the way it moves when she dances!
ReplyDeleteThanks Sonya, we had fun with this dress, well the entire day, we photographed three dresses.
DeleteOooh wee Ms. Michelle, guuuurl, once again, you're such an enabler, this pattern is definitely on my list to purchase, since I recently purchaesed a buncha (yes that's not a typo, LOL) African print fabrics. I'll be making a couple of these dresses for the summer, and YES, gurl, you already know, I'LL BE TAGGING YOU, LOL!!!! cuz, that's how we do!!!! Love it!!!!! Imma do the cha cha having that flounce action.
ReplyDeleteFabulously done! I wonder how narrow is the bottom? would it be hard to walk with long strides? Just wondering? It is a job well done!
ReplyDeleteHi Khyell, I did not narrow the bottom of the dress pattern, I just added the flounce so walking is no problem. I would narrow it for a more fitted version with an exaggerated hour-glass shape.
DeleteLove your blog and style. I also love this dress and I will be making this little number over the weekend!
ReplyDeleteIf you add the flounce you have to do the dance!!!
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ReplyDeleteI just came across this post on bloglovin, and fell in love. I never would have thought a simple flounce would so totally change the vibe of the dress. Beautiful dress, and a beautiful model!
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