Update: The tutorial for this dress is now posted! Link: http://threadridinghood.com/wordpress/empire-waist-scirocco-sundress-remix-tutorial/
I’ve been wanting to make this dress since I got the Scirocco pattern in a bundle here! I’m super happy with how it turned out. My daughter loves it and my husband was impressed… what more could I want?
Empire Waist Scirocco Sundress
This dress might look kind of familiar from this post not too long ago when I used a Charming Doodle idea to make a swimsuit from the Figgy’s Scirocco pattern. I really love with the twisted back in this pattern! It is not hard to do and the instructions are AMAZING. Not kidding – they include a way to stitch the whole bodice together from the inside so it does not need to be topstitched or handstitched together at the shoulders. If you don’t buy this pattern for anything but these instructions it is worth it!
I took a trip to Needlework a few weeks ago and picked up the green Peony fabric, the pink is from my Creativ Festival stash. Needlework is an amazing quilt shop in Hamilton, Ontario. I’m headed there with friends this week for their end-of-the-month Wednesday Craft Night. If you’re in the area and can come out it would be fun to meet you! In between sewing and chatting I’m going to try to get some photos so I can write up a review of their shop.
“Look Mom, I’m sewing!” Is that what I look like when I’m at my machine?!
I have the directions and photos all written up to make a tutorial of how I changed the Figgy’s pattern pieces and made this dress. I hope to get it to you in the next few weeks. I’ve got a “normal” busy summer schedule for the next few weeks that won’t lend itself much to writing up the tutorial! We going to a friends cottage this weekend and I have a birthday party to finish planning the following Saturday. I’m in the midst of packing and birthday shopping fun and I can’t believe my youngest is going to be three!
Since we are leaving for the cottage on Friday, I will be away for a while – so next week won’t have a Monday post. I’ve got something really fun planned for August 9th though – so make sure you come back to check it out!
S’mores at the cottage. It’s hard to believe this photo was taken a year ago, it feels like yesterday!
OMG! I love this dress! I’ll have to get the pattern asap! Beautiful work…we are all impressed not just your hubby!
Thanks Laura! I’m glad you like it. It turned out better than I thought, which is always nice! 🙂
What a cute dress! Love it! Have a nice time at the cottage. (Just prited out your measure-me charts, now I have to catch my kids to fill them in 😉 )
Mirjam, That’s hilarious! Love that you have to catch your kids to fill in the charts 🙂 I still need to do the same with mine. I’ve been lazy lately and have only taken the measurements that I need for a project. It would be good to get them all down in one spot.
Yeah! Somebody might need measurements – including around the neck size seeing as my pattern makes them WAY too big! The dress is so so cute!
Thanks! I will have to fill out one of those measurement charts for you or something… maybe that would work better?
I love the “Look mom, I’m sewing!” pictures! I can totally see the middle one being you pushing the fabric through the machine. Makes total sense! 🙂
Thanks Janette! I’ll tell her you like them 🙂
Sherri, have you made a clothing item for you? I’d like to see that!! : )
Not as much as for the girls, but I’ve got a dolman sleeve shirt tutorial on the “popular posts” – right side bar you could check out!