Made by a Fabricista: Joyous Brights and Vogue 1394

Made by a Fabricista: Joyous Brights and Vogue 1394
Days before I depart on vacation, I had several yards of this beautiful fabric from Fabric Mart (HERE) and no ideas of what to make. The fabric literally spoke to me! I searched and searched through my pattern stash and came across Vogue 1394. I opted to use this pattern as a challenge to my patience. I've had this pattern for quite some time, but as you may know if you follow me, I don't wear dresses that often. I tend to choose those easy and time friendly projects that I can whip up in one day and move on to the next.


I made the following adjustments to the pattern:
1) I shortened the shirt by 2 inches.


2) I lined the bodice of the dress only.
3) I extended the buttons in the back to the bottom of the dress,

The pleats on this dress alone took me an hour. In all, there are a total of 21 pleats!


The remainder of the dress was constructed as per the pattern instructions. I must say, I admired the 6 pieces that constructed the skirt, I might actually use it again for a nice flared skirt instead of the traditional circle skirt.






Happy Sewing!
Jenese
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    Kathy {Kathy Sews}: June 11, 2015

    Oh my goodness! I am in love with this dress! I love the fabric choice and matching it with a classic style. So great!

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    Gayle: June 12, 2015

    Very cute on you!

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    Sewingfunthings: June 15, 2015

    Just beautiful! I'm one who loves bright colors.

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    TheTellTaleTasha: June 12, 2015

    Nice! I love the shoes too!

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    Rtrittel: June 12, 2015

    This is so charming! Enjoy your lovely dress – you look fab!!

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    Sue Parrott: June 12, 2015

    This is super pretty! I love the fabric!

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    Monica D: June 15, 2015

    AWESOME fabric selection ;)

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    sewmadd: June 15, 2015

    Stunning….and it screams happy vacay ahead :)

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    knitmachinequeen (KMQ): June 15, 2015

    Great fabric, fit and color. Well done.

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    Mary Ragno: June 15, 2015

    Jenese, you are gorgeous in this dress. Excellent idea to line the bodice. You look so super!

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    Unknown: June 20, 2015

    So pretty!!! I love the fabric!

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