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Simplicity 2917 Dress – Poppies

Dressmaking

Back to my old favourite pattern for this one. Now that I’ve made this pattern a few times, I felt confident to cut into this gorgeous fabric that I have been saving. CRAFT Sewing CATEGORY Clothing PATTERN DETAIL Simplicity 2917 MADE FOR Me FABRIC DETAILS Linen Viscose START/FINISH August 2024 I saw this fabric at the Sewing for Pleasure show in Birmingham in March and immediately knew that I wanted to make this dress with …

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Simplicity 2917 Dress – Flowery Linen

Dressmaking

I bought this fabric from Minerva Crafts online about a year ago with this style of dress in mind. Having cut my teeth on making the tunic a couple of times, I was ready to make a dress. CRAFT Sewing CATEGORY Clothing PATTERN DETAIL Simplicity 2917 MADE FOR Me FABRIC DETAILS Linen Viscose START/FINISH May 2024 From making the tunics, I had decided that the neckline was a little loose so decided to take a …

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Simplicity 2917 Tunic

Dressmaking

CRAFT Sewing CATEGORY Clothing PATTERN DETAIL Tunic from Simplicity 2917 pattern MADE FOR Me FABRIC DETAILS Printed polycotton & Ponte de Roma START/FINISH January 2024 I’ve had this pattern a while now, it’s a style of dress I love and it suits my body shape well. It is a fit and flare style with princess seams, both front and back having four pattern pieces. After having had problems with previous patterns and sizing, I decided …

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