Saturday, March 30, 2013

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery

 I came across these recently: Poppy Field dress by Groovybabyandmama during Kid's Clothes Belgian Style series hosted by Straightgrain.  It was so inspiring, it was contagious ~ I just had to make one, too :)

The pattern: Oliver+S Fairy Tale Dress, size 5, no sleeves, no collar, no bow

The fabrics: Poppy Field by Michael Miller and the lining is 100% cotton voile in white

The mods: I raised the waistline up 3 inches and widened the neckline. Also the width of the skirt is 44 inches (which is the entire width of the fabric) and not the 52.5 inches that is needed in the pattern (so the skirt is not as full)
PS I'm really getting my money's worth out of this pattern ~ this is the 6th time I've used it!
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gina · 626 weeks ago

so pretty!! i love the poppies and the dress!
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An (StraightGrain) · 626 weeks ago

The original was awesome, and so is your version! Such a pretty dress.... And thank you for referring to my blog (though the first link doesn't work ;-)). Greetings from Belgium -An.
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saganaga 77p · 626 weeks ago

An, thanks for stopping by. I have been enjoying your Belgian Style series. Thank you for bringing to my attention that the 1st link wasn't working ~ I appreciate it when people inform me, so I can go back and fix it ~ hopefully it it working correctly now :-)
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skirtastop 42p · 626 weeks ago

Aw it's beautiful!! An is so inspiring. Happy Easter!!
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Kj@letsgoflyakite · 626 weeks ago

What a great sewing series! You did a fabulous job, that Michael miller fabric is spectacular.
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squirrelmunk 6p · 626 weeks ago

wow, it's so beautiful!!
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Karen · 625 weeks ago

So dreamy and lovely, Rachel! I hope you had a beautiful Easter. I've been too busy to blog :( but next week school & normalcy will resume!
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susan · 625 weeks ago

seriously in LOVE with this dress. So, so gorgeous!
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LolaT · 622 weeks ago

Loved the original of this dress too. This looks great. Now, I'm wanting to copy it myself, just can't find the fabric.
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saganaga 77p · 605 weeks ago

Try this quilt shop called Country Concessions: www.countryconcessions.com/
I was told they still had 2 bolts of it several weeks ago at $5/m (CDN)
Hope that helps.
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claudia shelton · 606 weeks ago

This is a shot in the dark, but may I ask you where you got this fabric, I have been looking for it for over a year. I also want to make a dress for my daughter with it, and I have just had no luck.
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saganaga 77p · 605 weeks ago

Try this quilt shop called Country Concessions: www.countryconcessions.com/
I was told they still had 2 bolts of it several weeks ago at $5/m (CDN)
Hope that helps.

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