January 17, 2015

Sew: Merchant and Mills Camber Set Dress in Banana Leaf Print Linen




Following the success of my first Camber dress, I proceeded to make another (two). This version is made from a medium to heavy weight linen from Darn Cheap Fabrics. I believe it is from the same range as the much talked about pineapple linen. I spotted it on the Darn Cheap Fabrics Instagram feed and asked Lara from Thornberry fame to get me 2.5m if she was going past anytime soon. She very kindly did and then proceeded to prewash the fabric for me and deliver it to me at Sewjourn. How's that for sewing friendship?! Thanks Lara!

There's not much else to say about this dress. I made the same alterations as my Nani Iro version plus removed the 1cm from the shoulder for this dress due to the stiffness of the fabric.

Project Details
Pattern: Merchant and Mills Camber Set Dress, size 16
Fabric: Banana leaf printed linen from Darn Cheap Fabrics
Alterations: 3 cm side seams, lowered bust dart apex by 2.5 cm, removed 1 cm from shoulder


I have another metre of this fabric. I first thought I'd use it for cushion covers for our soon to be finished renovation but now I'm thinking a boxy tank to go with my new culottes. What do you think? Cushions or top?

L x

12 comments:

  1. Absolutely love this dress, i really want one. I was so tempted to buy this fabric at dcf before Christmas but bought so many others, am still very tempted. The fabric and pattern design match is perfect!

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  2. I'm definitely voting for a top!

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  3. Another gorgeous Camber. I even more tempted now to buy that pattern. I'm a bit of a sucker for tropical prints. I live in Cairns so if I made a jumpsuit out of this one, I could hide in the garden from my children!

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  4. Nice one! The models fits you perfectly!

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  5. Ooh banana leaf fabric is awesome! Damn darn cheap are going to send me broke. I love this dress on you! It is the perfect shape for you. Very flattering.

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  6. I really like this! If you made cushions, you could camouflage and hide from kids!

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  7. This is so cute! You've totally sold me on the Camber Set pattern - I need to make it!

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  8. The dress shape is really nice (i need to go check out the pattern pronto) but i LOVE this fabric - dcf sound like they have some amazing stuff!

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  9. That's such a fun dress and the fit is beautiful, I must get myself to DCF one day soon. I vote for a tank top for the left overs.

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  10. Love this fabric - a very worthy challenger to the pineapple fabric that is so hot right now! I vote for a top too with the leftovers

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  11. Love the fabric - if you have left overs it would make great shorts.

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  12. Bananas!!! Awesome fabric. And definitely a top over cushions :)

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