Another birthday party, another party dress!! Mr N turns 4 tomorrow so we held his birthday party this morning. It was all about Lightning McQueen.
For the occasion I made my first Sewaholic Cambie and used a prized piece of Collette Dinnigan cotton floral that I've been sitting on for a while waiting for the perfect project. A total match made in heaven. I love this dress. The fabric is gorgeous. It feels like good quality bed linen that has been washed a million times, soft and lovely. I used a white silk cotton lining from Tessuti which is my fave fabric to line summer dresses.
I took a chance and did a swayback adjustment without a toile. Every dress I've made in the last 6 months has required this alteration and all my old dresses probably should have had this alteration. I removed a 1.5cm fold (3cm total) from above and below the waistband. To re-align the grainline I removed 1.5cm from the centre back (again 3cm total), which removes the back necline gape issue. I was spot on with this alteration.
The colours of the dress are lovely and soft without being pastel. Here we are "controlling" pass the parcel with a bunch of 4 year olds. It's a good photo of the true colours of the dress.
Project Details
Pattern: Sewaholic Cambie Dress, View A
Fabric: Collette Dinnigan floral cotton from Rathdowne Fabrics, silk cotton lining from Tessuti
Alterations: Swayback adjustment (above & below waistband), size 14 bodice grading to size 16 waistband and skirt
I am so glad I jumped on to the Cambie bandwagon! I am also super glad that our Festive Season is now officially done and dusted for the year. December and January birthdays certainly take it out of you.
Check out the birthday cake I made!!
L x
Happy Birthday to Ned! Your dress looks just fantastic - great fabric, great pattern, all married together with perfect sewing! Well done...
ReplyDeleteWell done on the cake and dress. I love your choice of floral linen. I am a recent Cambie convert as well.
ReplyDeleteWow, that fabric is gorgeous, and certainly a perfect match for the Cambie. Well done on the Christmas and birthday marathon - wish I could say the same, but I have the first of 3! January birthdays tomorrow!!
ReplyDeleteThat fabric is just gorgeous and you've done a great great job with your dress. how's your foot? I note no moon boot accessory!
ReplyDeleteThanks Kirsty. The foot is getting there. It has been too hot for the boot. My foot is good but it certainly starts to ache in the afternoons!
DeleteGreat dress and absolutely beautiful fabric. Terrific job with the cake too.
ReplyDeleteLovely dress, it really suits the pattern you have used.
ReplyDeleteSuch a beautiful dress - you look gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteThis looks fantastic on! I really love the fabric- it is perfect for a sunny party afternoon. I trust that pass the parcel ended well? That was always fraught with peril at parties when I was a kid ;)
ReplyDeleteHi there! I love your dress, it looks so pretty for a day party. Your adjustments have turned out fantastic too - it really looks beautifully "made to measure".
ReplyDeleteI wanted to ask, what the pattern was you used for the Floral Grainline dress a few posts back? I think the kimono shape of your original dress is gorgeous and would really love to find a pattern for that style of dress, if you made it from a pattern would you mind sharing which one it was? Thanks so much x
The pink liberty print dress? That is simplicity 2360. Excellent pattern.
DeleteAh, thanks for the reply, that pattern looks gorgeous too (another to add to the list of makes!) but I was meaning the yellow floral one that you eventually made a tank out of :-) it has the crossover front, and empire bust line, and sort of raglan short sleeves... I always think of that style as "kimono".
DeleteThat one is Vogue 8632. I think it is now OOP.
DeleteThank you! It is OOP but I have hunted one down . It looks perfect.
DeleteYour Cambie looks great on you! This is one of the best Cambies I've seen. Maybe I should put it in my pattern queue!
ReplyDeleteLooks like a great cake and party, too!
Dress is beautiful! And how good is silk cotton!!!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous! I guess I'll have to add this pattern to my wish list. Don't you love an occasion to make a new dress for?
ReplyDeleteI have been lurking without commenting, but I do really enjoy your sewing adventure so I hope you don't mind that I have nominated you for the Liebster Award.
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Belated happy birthday to your little one!
ReplyDeleteLove your dress. That fabric is fabulous!
You've done it - you've made me buy the Cambie pattern! Well, both you and Andrea (Fabric Epiphanies). Love this on you - the A-line skirt version is wonderful. And what an excellent fabric find! I hope that your foot is recovering, and that you're getting over the Christmas/New Year/Birthday frantic-ness.
ReplyDeleteI'm going to have to get this pattern now. This is so, so pretty! And I'm going to have to try lining with silk cotton. Sounds wonderful.
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