Comments on: obsessed with dresses! http://www.filminthefridge.com/2009/05/01/obsessed-with-dresses/ fabric and photos Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:27:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: part 2 of a summer wardrobe – Film in the Fridge http://www.filminthefridge.com/2009/05/01/obsessed-with-dresses/#comment-25011 part 2 of a summer wardrobe – Film in the Fridge Thu, 08 Jul 2010 12:32:39 +0000 http://www.filminthefridge.com/?p=1916#comment-25011 [...] probably shouldn’t be counting this as ‘new’ summer clothes, since this is one I made last summer. I finally finished it this summer though, so now I can actually wear [...] [...] probably shouldn’t be counting this as ‘new’ summer clothes, since this is one I made last summer. I finally finished it this summer though, so now I can actually wear [...]

]]> By: Arlyna http://www.filminthefridge.com/2009/05/01/obsessed-with-dresses/#comment-7914 Arlyna Tue, 21 Jul 2009 11:48:43 +0000 http://www.filminthefridge.com/?p=1916#comment-7914 Love your dress and how it turned out. This is exactly the style I was looking to make! Can you share how you managed to create the shape for the bust area? I'm a newbie and just working on patterns first to familiarize myself... Thanks in advance. Love your dress and how it turned out. This is exactly the style I was looking to make! Can you share how you managed to create the shape for the bust area? I’m a newbie and just working on patterns first to familiarize myself… Thanks in advance.

]]> By: kyla http://www.filminthefridge.com/2009/05/01/obsessed-with-dresses/#comment-7093 kyla Fri, 19 Jun 2009 02:41:26 +0000 http://www.filminthefridge.com/?p=1916#comment-7093 Very summery!!!!! This is BEAUTIFUL fabric. I cant believe you made this!!! Did you use a pattern??? Great idea to change the back in order to not use a zipper. Very summery!!!!! This is BEAUTIFUL fabric. I cant believe you made this!!! Did you use a pattern??? Great idea to change the back in order to not use a zipper.

]]> By: Rae http://www.filminthefridge.com/2009/05/01/obsessed-with-dresses/#comment-5628 Rae Mon, 18 May 2009 12:03:42 +0000 http://www.filminthefridge.com/?p=1916#comment-5628 I LOVE it. I liked Amy Karols version too but I like this one the best! It looks great on you, and what a fab design! The ruffle and smocking are great. This is going to be a blog post I come back to (post baby) to obsess over so I can make one of my own! (: I LOVE it. I liked Amy Karols version too but I like this one the best! It looks great on you, and what a fab design! The ruffle and smocking are great. This is going to be a blog post I come back to (post baby) to obsess over so I can make one of my own! (:

]]> By: Caroline http://www.filminthefridge.com/2009/05/01/obsessed-with-dresses/#comment-5382 Caroline Wed, 06 May 2009 06:19:23 +0000 http://www.filminthefridge.com/?p=1916#comment-5382 Really great dress - love that print to - i'm the same way when it comes to a fabric i love - i use it over and over. Really great dress – love that print to – i’m the same way when it comes to a fabric i love – i use it over and over.

]]> By: V http://www.filminthefridge.com/2009/05/01/obsessed-with-dresses/#comment-5351 V Tue, 05 May 2009 15:08:55 +0000 http://www.filminthefridge.com/?p=1916#comment-5351 Love this dress!! pattern? or made up as you go? the alexander henry fabric is great... Love this dress!! pattern? or made up as you go? the alexander henry fabric is great…

]]> By: Christine http://www.filminthefridge.com/2009/05/01/obsessed-with-dresses/#comment-5327 Christine Mon, 04 May 2009 19:54:04 +0000 http://www.filminthefridge.com/?p=1916#comment-5327 Wow, I'm really having a hard time leaving a comment on your blog. Takes 4 tries every time, I guess I really want to comment :) like the others, I'm quite impressed that this is a no-pattern-dress! I can do skirts without pattern, but haven't dared anything that constricts breathing :) Do you go through a lot of re-sewing seams as you try the growing dress on or do you have some kind of dress-doll to fit the dress as you make it? By the way, for anyone out there interested and reading this there's a really cool way to make a dress-doll according to your own measurements, short version here: 1) put on an old t-shirt 2) have some duct tape all around it while you have it on 3) cut it open on the back, take it off carefully and tape the back up again 4) stuff the shape with newspapers and/or recycled plastic bags etc 5) cover it with something nice, maybe glue on some fabric or paint it, or leave the duct tape and voila, a dress-doll that's EXACTLY your shape! Cheers, Christine Wow, I’m really having a hard time leaving a comment on your blog. Takes 4 tries every time, I guess I really want to comment :)

like the others, I’m quite impressed that this is a no-pattern-dress! I can do skirts without pattern, but haven’t dared anything that constricts breathing :) Do you go through a lot of re-sewing seams as you try the growing dress on or do you have some kind of dress-doll to fit the dress as you make it?

By the way, for anyone out there interested and reading this there’s a really cool way to make a dress-doll according to your own measurements, short version here:

1) put on an old t-shirt
2) have some duct tape all around it while you have it on
3) cut it open on the back, take it off carefully and tape the back up again
4) stuff the shape with newspapers and/or recycled plastic bags etc
5) cover it with something nice, maybe glue on some fabric or paint it, or leave the duct tape
and voila, a dress-doll that’s EXACTLY your shape!

Cheers,
Christine

]]> By: Pamela S http://www.filminthefridge.com/2009/05/01/obsessed-with-dresses/#comment-5316 Pamela S Mon, 04 May 2009 16:56:51 +0000 http://www.filminthefridge.com/?p=1916#comment-5316 Darling! I think that would be super cute at tea length, at the knee or above the knee as its a summery dress and you have the legs to pull it off ~ Darling! I think that would be super cute at tea length, at the knee or above the knee as its a summery dress and you have the legs to pull it off ~

]]> By: monica http://www.filminthefridge.com/2009/05/01/obsessed-with-dresses/#comment-5298 monica Mon, 04 May 2009 06:11:18 +0000 http://www.filminthefridge.com/?p=1916#comment-5298 fabulous dress! fabulous dress!

]]> By: Rachel http://www.filminthefridge.com/2009/05/01/obsessed-with-dresses/#comment-5297 Rachel Mon, 04 May 2009 03:41:18 +0000 http://www.filminthefridge.com/?p=1916#comment-5297 Hi. I found your blog recently and love it! That dress is beautiful. I love your fabric choice and the smocking on the back. I was hoping you used a pattern, so I could run out and buy it :) Hi. I found your blog recently and love it! That dress is beautiful. I love your fabric choice and the smocking on the back. I was hoping you used a pattern, so I could run out and buy it :)

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