Sewcie Tea Dress – Plan A, Plan B & now Plan C
Do you remember my original plan (now known as Plan A) for my Sewcie Tea (Society) dress?
Well, I toiled the dress weeks ago, and when I got back to it last weekend, I realised I didn’t really ‘love’ it. No wonder I’d been procrastinating!
Plan B was soon hatched. A shift dress is a flattering for my body type, and I was dying to try Colette’s new Laurel dress.
Doesn’t it look lovely? Hang on a minute, where is the bias trim on the neckline and the sleeves? Why isn’t it finished? That’s right readers, it DOESN’T FIT (too small in the bust). I should have made that third toile, but instead, due to perceived time restraints, I cut into some lovely Liberty. Needless to say, this dress will not be finished. It will be taken apart and made into something for one of my girls. I haven’t given up on this pattern yet, as I think it has lots of potential, but I will get back to it another time.
Then late last night Plan C was hatched. Wish me luck, I’m off to cut out the dress now. That Sunday 2pm event deadline is looming…
By the way, if this next make fails, and I don’t have high hopes for it, then I’m going to have to pull out my mustard Lily Linen Dress and face that fact I haven’t managed to make anything new that is wearable for this event. Such is life.
Anna, I’m not sure whether to thank you or shout at you! You keep posting links to awesome patterns that will look perfect with fabric I’ve slowly been collecting, but I CAN’T SEW YET!
How about combining the two and shouting thank-you at me? If you do it from home I might even hear you 🙂
THANK YOU! 🙂
I know how nice to would be to show off a new frock but that Lily Linen Dress is NO perpetual bridesmaid it is stunning! Have fun at Sewcie Tea.
Thanks Amy. Plan C is coming along nicely, but I hear you about the Lily and yes, it does deserve another outing. I’m hoping one day to have a Laurel that fits me as nicely as yours fits you. All in good time…
Oh, that’s a bummer about Laurel 🙁 & you are indeed ambitious, but I’m sure you’ll do it! Look forward to meeting you in person on Sunday! Hurrah!
Looking forward to meeting you too in my Washi Dress. Plan C is wearable and so very nearly finished. And if anyone is wondering, my children watched quite a lot of TV this morning!
Oh nooooo! All that Liberty and you can’t wear it! But it will look lovely on your girls :o)
I had grand plans for a new dress to wear tomorrow too but I will also be in an -ahem-, old favourite…
Plan C dress finished at 8:30pm tonight (phew) and my nephew’s birthday present (party at 10am tomorrow) at 11:45pm! Looking forward to meeting you and seeing your ‘old favourite’.
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Oh no! I hate it when then happens! I try my very hardest to only make one toile and so far it’s worked for me as I do heaps of adjustments to the one toile but my luck may run out. Atleast you could still reuse the fabric.
I have all my fingers and toes crossed that your one toile luck doesn’t run out. Here’s hoping that my returns too!