Dresses
Unfinished project # 5: A vintage Sunday picnic (pillow case) dress for Emily
March 09, 2015
Today I am sharing Emily's pillow case dress. The floral component of the dress is made from a vintage pillow case.
Sunday picnic dress
Sunday picnic dress BLOG TOUR: Sibling Revelry, Paisley Roots, VINK, Petrol + Mint
November 07, 2014Today is the last day of my Sunday picnic dress blog tour. It has been great to see so many variations of my pattern and thank you to all of my customers so far!! I hope you enjoy sewing up your Sunday picnic dress!! I have three more bloggers showing you their versions! Emily, Karly and Linde. And as an added surprise, Marleen from Petrol and Mint has sewn up her first dress since the birth of her baby Emma and is sharing her Sunday picnic dress today too! Head over to Petrol and Mint to see!
Emily blogs at Sibling Revelry and was one of my lovely testers. Emily's Sunday picnic dress was the first one I saw in the tester group and I was so excited! (You can see why by her picture?). She made the perfect dress and it is really such a thrill to see the very first garment made using a pattern you have created. Please visit Emily's blog to see more of this lovely dress!
Karly blogs at Paisley Roots and is a very busy Mum of five children! She makes loads of clothes for her children and her sewing is awesome! Karly won Project Run & Play last year and I can see why! See Karly's mini Sunday picnic dress on her daughter Zoe here! You can read why it is a mini Sunday picnic dress over at Paisley Roots!
Linde blogs from VINK in Belgium. You might remember the origami collar I made on this christmas dress for Isabella? That was (with permission) copied from a dress Linde made, and that is how I discovered her blog, through this pin on pinterest. Since then I looked through flickr and google to try to find where Linde blogged from and I found VINK. Linde's sewing is amazing. So colourful, fun and usually with some retro style. I knew Linde would sew up a fabulous Sunday picnic dress. Acutally, Linde made two!! Go to VINK to see!!
You can receive a 15% discount on your purchase of my new pattern with the code: SUNDAYTOUR15. You can purchase through my shop or through etsy (Aussie buyers can buy by direct deposit via etsy if you do not have a paypal account). A full description of the dress and some more more photos are on my shop listing.
Thanks for reading and I hope you have enjoyed the blog tour, I know I have!! PS. I have another dress design going right now and hope to show you the first version next week, so stay tuned...
Thank you Rachel, Victoria, Erin, Nele, Ana Sofia, Rita, Annika, Jenya, Yeka, Renee, Shino, Jenn, Erin, Sara, Rachael, Emily, Karly, Linde and Marleen!!! You all did a fantastic job and I appreciate your time and talent!!
Sunday picnic dress
Sunday picnic dress BLOG TOUR: A Jennuine Life, Hungie Gungie, Made by Sara, Gracie & Oliver
November 05, 2014
Today I have four dresses to show you for my Sunday picnic dress blog tour today!! For details on my pattern and for a 15% discount code, scroll to the end of this post. Today Jennifer, Erin, Sara and Rachael are sharing their dresses.
Jennifer blogs from A Jennuine Life and loves to sew for her two daughters. She makes her own patterns too - under her pattern label, Jennuine Design. She has six patterns/tutorials available in her shop so far (two of which are free) The Matinee dress and the LOL swing top are among them. Both have been very successful. Have a look at this lovely Sunday picnic dress she made for youngest daughter, Hadley. Thank you Jennifer!
Erin blogs with her sister Caroline from Hungie Gungie. Erin and I have been blogging friends for a while now and she is super nice and makes gorgeous clothes for her kids - two daughters and a son. A recent favourite of Erin's creations is this amazing dress she made for her older daughter Ellery. Her little daughter Coco (below) reminds me a little of my Emily. I can't wait to see more of Coco in her new Sunday picnic dress. Thank you Erin!!!
I am a new follower of Sara's blog - Made by Sara. Sara participated in An and my I (heart) Marcel Marlier series with this gorgeous ice-cream dress. Sara lives in Portugal and I love her blog so far. Her sewing is lovely. Head over to see this lovely grey woolen Sunday picnic dress. Thank you Sara!
Rachael blogs from the brand new blog - Gracie Oliver. Rachael is a fellow Aussie and has been an encouraging follower of my blog and pattern making. She has tested twice for me - including this lovely cherry Sunday picnic dress. Please have a look around at Gracie Oliver and say hi to Rachael and welcome her to the fun, friendly world of blogging!! Thank you Rachael!
Throughout the tour, you can receive a 15% discount on your purchase of my new pattern with the code: SUNDAYTOUR15. You can purchase through my shop or through etsy (Aussie buyers can buy by direct deposit via etsy if you do not have a paypal account). A full description of the dress and some more more photos are on my shop listing.
Sunday picnic dress
Sunday picnic dress BLOG TOUR: Näh-connection, Lollipop garden crafts and While she was sleeping
October 31, 2014
Three more LOVELY dresses for my Sunday picnic dress blog tour today!! Annika, Yeka and Jenya are sharing their dresses. I love seeing these! For details on my pattern and for a 15% discount code, scroll to the end of this post.
Annika blogs from Germany at Näh-connection. Annika is a lovely lady who started blogging fairly recently and her blog is colourful and fun! I love the Lotta dress she made for Marte's daughter recently at the Abilmente fair. And this outfit she made For Heidi's Roots series was amazing! Annika has used some beautiful Nani Iro for her Sunday picnic dress and I can't wait to see more!! See here. Thank you Annika!
Yeka blogs from Lollipop Garden Crafts and makes gorgeous things for her two children. How lovely is this shirt dress she made her daughter recently? Yeka was a super helpful tester for this pattern and ended up making three dresses!! I love them all and hope she will be sharing all three on her blog today. Yeka makes How cool is this plaid dress? I love it! Head over to Lollipop garden crafts to see more! Thank you Yeka!
Jenya from While she was sleeping blogs from Victoria, Australia (YAY!). Jenya was born in Russia but fell in love with an Aussie so now she lives here. I have met Jenya and her sweet daughter and they are both awesome! Jenya is super nice and always keeps her daughters tastes and likes in mind when she makes her clothes - what a nice Mum! Have a look at her cute little vest she made like I made Emily a little while back. I can't wait to see more of this little bird dress made by Jenya. Thanks so much Jenya!!
Throughout the tour, you can receive a 15% discount on your purchase of my new pattern with the code: SUNDAYTOUR15. You can purchase through my shop or through etsy (Aussie buyers can buy by direct deposit via etsy if you do not have a paypal account). A full description of the dress and some more more photos are on my shop listing.
Sunday picnic dress
Sunday picnic dress BLOG TOUR: Spiegelstiksels, S is for Sewing & Conversas de Hermanas
October 29, 2014
For the second day of my Sunday picnic dress blog tour I have another three talented seamstresses showing you their dresses. Throughout the tour, you can receive a 15% discount on your purchase of my new pattern with the code: SUNDAYTOUR15. You can purchase through my shop or through etsy (Aussie buyers can buy by direct deposit via etsy if you do not have a paypal account). A full description of the dress and some more more photos are on my shop listing.
Nele from Spiegelstiksels, Ana Sofia from S is for sewing and Rita from Conversas de Hermanas are sharing their dresses today.
Nele blogs from Belgium at Spiegelstiksels. She makes beautiful and fun clothing for her children and won the most recent season of Project Run & Play. All of her outfits were outstanding and also very different. I think my favourite was my this one - an origami denim jumpsuit and jacket. So cool! I am very happy to have Nele on my tour and she altered the skirt of my pattern to include a big pleat. Go to spiegelstiksels to see Nele's stunning dress!
Ana Sofia blogs from Portugal at S is for Sewing. Her sewing is classical, neat and oh so pretty. Ana Sofia has been a blogging friend of mine for over a year now and she has sewn up two of my patterns already and helped me with testing my Sunday picnic dress. I love her hopscotch skirt she made during Kids' Clothes Week. Head over to see Ana Sofia' lovely dress here.
Rita blogs from Conversas de Hermanas with her sister Fatima. I am a new follower of Rita and Fatima's blog and Rita tested my Sunday picnic dress and made two gorgeous versions. Thank you Rita!! She is sharing the second dress she made today which looks gorgeous on her little niece! To see Rita's lovely dress, head over to her blog.
Thank you so much Nele, Ana Sofia and Rita!!
I have an exciting Sunday picnic dress blog tour beginning.....today! It's morning here in Australia and this evening my blog tour will start and will continue for six days over the next two weeks. Nineteen lovely bloggers (some of whom tested my pattern) will be sharing their creations made with my new pattern. I have had a sneak peek of a few dresses so far and I can't wait to see them all!! There will be a discount throughout the tour so make sure to come back tonight to see what my first three lovely tour participants, Rachel, Victoria and Erin have made!
I decided to join in with the final sew along for this season of Project Run & Play. Each season, the final week is "My signature style". I thought it was the perfect opportunity to finish and show you this version of my new pattern - Sunday picnic dress, which I made Isabella. Since Juliette received the last three versions (here, here and here), Isabella asked if she could have one too....um, okay!!
So what is 'my signature style'? I love vintage inspired designs and also fabrics. I love florals, spots, piping, buttons, sweet little collars, interesting details on garments and clothes that are easy to get on and off! So I had to pair this dress with some knee high knitted socks (from the op shop) and some red mary janes for cuteness.
How cool is the border on this print? I love that I could incorporate it onto the hemline of the dress.
Isabella was in a bit of a silly mood when I took these photos, so there are a few random poses, like the one above!
The fabric is Cotton and Steel Mustang - Star (in Mustard) by Melody Miller. I particularly love the note on the selvage of this fabric: "Leap and the net shall appear". Man I love ALL the fabrics in the Cotton and Steel collection and have a few more half made into garments to show soon. I purchased the fabric from Frances at Miss Matatabi (my new favourite online fabric shop - great shipping costs to Australia compared to the US).
Another silly pose!
The photo below has been edited with high contrast but I kind of like it so have included it too!
Woohoo! My Sunday picnic dress is now available for purchase!!! (Read on for a discount code) If you are confused and were expecting the Sunday best dress - I had to change the name due to another PDF pattern with the same name. Thank you to everyone for your input over on my fb page!
I am really excited about this pattern. I have made four Sunday picnic dresses so far and have another two cut out ready to go. You can read about and see more of the dresses here.
The Sunday picnic dress is a sweet vintage
inspired and versatile dress which has three sleeve options as well as a
sleeveless option. The pointed collar
may be omitted for a plain finish on the bodice, or a piped edge. Decorative
buttons may be added to the bodice for some extra detail and colour. The bodice
is fully lined. The A-line skirt is accented with piped pockets. The dress
closes with an invisible zip along the centre back seam. No hand stitching is required for integrating
your lining and invisible zip. Sizing is 12 mo - 10 years. The pattern is a 37 page PDF document.
The instructions are clear and well annotated and include clear coloured photographs for each step. Measurements throughout are given in metric and imperial.
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The pattern tiles are easy to assemble and are colour coded and well labelled. |
To purchase your copy of the Sunday picnic dress, please visit my shop!! You can receive a 20% discount by entering the code SUNDAYPICNIC20 at checkout. Expires this Sunday midnight Melbourne time.
Testing a pattern is such an important part of the pattern making process and my testers were fantastic! Many of them sewed two dresses as I altered the pattern and need it re-tested. Thank you so much girls -Thao, Karly, Cristi, Shino, Yeka, Denise, Rachael, Tracie, Rita, Gigi, Ana Sofia, Emily and Maria.
I can't wait to see your Sunday picnic dress! Make sure to add it to my flickr group so I can see, or send me an email with a pic! suz (at) sewponyblog (dot) com.
