Sunday 11 September 2016

The Dancing Maren Dress

Apparently some dresses are made for dancing in, and according to Little Miss, this is one of those dresses!


This is a Maren dress that I got as part of the Sew What Club.  I'd previously made one of these before and figured it was high time to make another one.


This is some Cotton and Steel fabric that I'd looked at before but after having the idea to make another Maren dress, finally went and bought it. I took my time cutting it too, so the stripe matches up the whole way round. 


I know a white dress really isn't really very practical, but it was just too damn cute!  Luckily she's a bit of a neat freak, so I think we'll be OK


The pattern went together mostly very quickly.  The neckline was a little fiddly with the curve and the facing doesn't have the keyhole shape to it.  I also found the pleat marks on the pattern didn't match up properly.  I renamed some of the pleat lines on the pattern and fudged the last end ones to make it fit.  It's a shame because otherwise it's a very simple pattern.  I'll probably still try and make it again though as I love the style.


All being said though I still love this dress.  Hopefully now Spring is on it's way she'll get to wear it a whole lot!  It was a good day for photos so here comes the overload!






 I told you this dress was made for dancing!

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