Dare to Design
Can you guess what I've been up to this week? Maybe if you strike a ponderous pose like this one it will help.
I've been working on a dress design for Shabby Apple Dresses and their "Dare to Design Competition," and here it is.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXXSk0Iy7tM4a0PUBI_Yd24GT2Hcm9RdXBICd2cKvyZlMD2vkHLCv8co05z7eLcGmrpY4f235WQZiAbWaQVBV1RrNzrVWMuVSX07BP-ZwoZ1YS4oSg-QRtjxA4vU0PCeh_BGTVrRfNzgj2/s400/DressFull.jpg)
I should have hemmed it up a little more for my short figure, but I was running out of time. As you can tell I'm getting this in just before the wire.
Here are a few of my favorite detail shots:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLByhbgf21c1EG_UiKRbUC0-Ik2OuC65iHmQR0fQBCH3tab_e_LN6KzjEVnE6YKvmOiRhz0EvVHhgnR4TExAg4dUJUgDODRLlNaGA3RuzQs1-sO4VTM1nSx6MZThSZRe02YDKPNxt62Sai/s400/SleeveDetail.jpg)
Love that sleeve.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimBwNnY0mV64Meax_bvL-lbbADKdpnr_fO05zkAfPwUe3twcjC109lKKD1X7FehBUYg3iooMrQlFVHigAp3a47vHeTzg5azXKUJNzfwb7kz8R-bojXpFF2wMIvCyxLrc85YyY40OzQS5HB/s400/DetailShot.jpg)
It's hard to tell the little details from the full shot.
I've been working on a dress design for Shabby Apple Dresses and their "Dare to Design Competition," and here it is.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXXSk0Iy7tM4a0PUBI_Yd24GT2Hcm9RdXBICd2cKvyZlMD2vkHLCv8co05z7eLcGmrpY4f235WQZiAbWaQVBV1RrNzrVWMuVSX07BP-ZwoZ1YS4oSg-QRtjxA4vU0PCeh_BGTVrRfNzgj2/s400/DressFull.jpg)
I should have hemmed it up a little more for my short figure, but I was running out of time. As you can tell I'm getting this in just before the wire.
Here are a few of my favorite detail shots:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLByhbgf21c1EG_UiKRbUC0-Ik2OuC65iHmQR0fQBCH3tab_e_LN6KzjEVnE6YKvmOiRhz0EvVHhgnR4TExAg4dUJUgDODRLlNaGA3RuzQs1-sO4VTM1nSx6MZThSZRe02YDKPNxt62Sai/s400/SleeveDetail.jpg)
Love that sleeve.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimBwNnY0mV64Meax_bvL-lbbADKdpnr_fO05zkAfPwUe3twcjC109lKKD1X7FehBUYg3iooMrQlFVHigAp3a47vHeTzg5azXKUJNzfwb7kz8R-bojXpFF2wMIvCyxLrc85YyY40OzQS5HB/s400/DetailShot.jpg)
It's hard to tell the little details from the full shot.
I made this dress from a cotton stretch sateen and was quite pleased with it. I was very taken with the colors in this dress from Sewweekly.com and thought they'd be lovely in a spring line. Here's a little swatch:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3OOEviYPOOUzsM7gF_vHL_TZwehLS0w2rKq_LgnBklPS9cXozfMIHRME9zrqI5pVyc1Fa8NywuljLe25GpeBB__5kbj_jjVW65kC7GXzzwZyKdr7NR5QZ4ticdgi70nXdGdlvkbc93Wvj/s400/Colors.jpg)
I just adore that plum, lavender, grass green, and cerulean. Oh and white, I love white. I wish I could have found a white with purple pinstripes. That might have been adorable, or a disaster to match up. Good thing, I went solid this close to the finish line.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3OOEviYPOOUzsM7gF_vHL_TZwehLS0w2rKq_LgnBklPS9cXozfMIHRME9zrqI5pVyc1Fa8NywuljLe25GpeBB__5kbj_jjVW65kC7GXzzwZyKdr7NR5QZ4ticdgi70nXdGdlvkbc93Wvj/s400/Colors.jpg)
I just adore that plum, lavender, grass green, and cerulean. Oh and white, I love white. I wish I could have found a white with purple pinstripes. That might have been adorable, or a disaster to match up. Good thing, I went solid this close to the finish line.
Like Sewweekly, I get a lot of my inspiration from vintage clothing. This one has a bit of wiggle dress-ness. I am also inspired by film, particularly period pieces. For this dress, I kept thinking of Jane Campion's Bright Star and the line, "This is the first frock in all of Woolwich and Hampstead to have a triple pleated mushroom collar." I didn't quite make it to triple.
Ooo, and here's a little bonus, a shot of my sketch so you can see where my inspiration began:
I know, I know, all I needed to enter was a sketch, but I feel much more confident sewing than drawing. Plus, presentation is critical in this contest. Sorry little sketch, you're not so presentable. Come back when you've cleaned yourself up a bit.
Ooo, and here's a little bonus, a shot of my sketch so you can see where my inspiration began:
I know, I know, all I needed to enter was a sketch, but I feel much more confident sewing than drawing. Plus, presentation is critical in this contest. Sorry little sketch, you're not so presentable. Come back when you've cleaned yourself up a bit.
Comments
The best of luck with your entry. I would totally buy that dress!
But holy cow! The dress is GORGEOUS in real life.
So......when I lose about 50 lbs, you wanna make one for me? :)