Flora Dress sew along – Completed! #florasewalong

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Lou Weez Creates

15/05/2014

Flora Dress sew along – Completed! #florasewalong

My Flora Dress Sew along from By Hand London is complete 🙂

louweezcreates.co.uk — Flora Dress Sew along | pattern from By Hand London

I chose to make the Faux Wrap style version which was actually quite tricky. I felt like I pushed myself out of my comfort zone with this dress. Although I have been sewing for a few years I would say this year it’s all started to ‘click’. The dresses I have made this year actually fit me! I am so happy and proud of myself … YAY! 🙂

I wore this dress out today to the local market to see if I could ‘bag’ myself some fabric bargains. There a lady approached me and commented how lovely my dress was and asked where I bought it from. She looked shocked when I mentioned that I had made it myself (Yes! get in there Lou you can make awesome dresses!! – sorry…reality check time).

I love the fullness in the skirt with this dress. The wrap part on the top is a little gape’y for me but I just wear a camisole type vest thing under so no showage 😉

I will definitely make this dress again. I think next time I will make the tank top version…watch this space folks! So here’s a few pics of my fab dress 🙂

Link to High Res pic of me in my dress for the By Hand Sew along Competition are – here and here

6 responses to “Flora Dress sew along – Completed! #florasewalong”

thesimpleseamstress

15/05/2014

Beautiful! I made a dress that was faux wrap and It was indeed tricky! The fit is so perfect on you and you look amazing in it! That invisible zip was put in so perfectly a task I still struggle with at times. Fabulous work!

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Lou Weez Creates

15/05/2014

Hi TheSimpleSeamstress, many thanks for your lovely comments. The invisible zip was a bit tricky for me too. I have ordered a concealed zipper foot for my sewing machine so hopefully that will help a bit 🙂

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Alice

17/05/2014

This is lovely, well done! I’m currently on my third muslin of this bodice (and slowly losing enthusiasm…) but seeing yours has inspired me to get on with it over the weekend 🙂

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1. Lou Weez Creates
  
  19/05/2014
  
  Hi Alice, I also had difficulties with the bodice too. Since buying and completing a craftsy class (The Bodice Sloper) the whole bodice thing has become a lot easier. It taught me to make a bodice block in my own size. I made a dress using that block and it fits beautifully! Would highly recommend!
  
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By Hand London Make – The Feel Good Flora Dress | Barmy Beetroot

25/05/2014

[…] it in to the competition, but I did manage to vote on the other entrants. My personal fave was by Lou Weez, whose simple red polka version I thought was gorgeous, and looked great on her. The prize […]

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1. Lou Weez Creates
  
  25/05/2014
  
  Thank you for the kind words on my dress. I found the flora bodice part quite a challenge too and made many adjustments. Enjoy wearing your Flora 🙂
  Lou Weez x
  
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