Dipping into the latest craze……..tie front dresses, I knew in my head exactly how I wanted it executed. I pictured striped fabric with an A-line skirt attached to the bodice. So when I came upon this navy striped chambray fabric on moodfabric.com, I was sold. If you’ve worked with chambray before, you know it’s a lightweight fabric that resembles a mix of denim and linen. Well, this chambray reads like more of a cotton twill, which is even more perfect and gives me a dress with more movement. It irons, cuts and sews easily and it’s so comfortable to wear.
My dress was made using the bodice to Vogue v8360 with the following pattern alterations:
-Added 3″ to the length of the bodice front tie ends. Left the tie ends loose and created a knot
-Faced the bottom half of the bodice
The skirt used was vintage McCalls 4535 with the following alterations:
-Cut the front on the fold
-Added 3″ to the length
-Added side seam pockets
Chandler’s dress was made using vintage Simplicity 9685
Dresses:DIY
Sandals-Sam Edelman
Simply beautiful….I would love to see a tutorial on this:)
Just too cute!! Love the look
Thank you so much
Just lovely! It makes me smile to see these happy photos.
Awww thank you so much Nadine
You both look adorable!
Both dresses are beautiful!
Thank you
You look really beautiful in this dress. It looks so professionally made like something you would pay a lot of money for in a store. You look really pretty. x x x
Perfect summer dress, and your daughter is too cute fir words.