tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52695769026022464712024-02-22T11:37:59.334+01:00DibulousDillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13715013290288339298noreply@blogger.comBlogger147125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269576902602246471.post-25162353920608844372015-05-28T20:21:00.001+02:002015-05-28T20:21:55.066+02:00Lekala dress
I've been meaning to try Lekala patterns for several years, but for various reasons hadn't got around to actually doing it, mostly because the Russian-based site was pretty hard to work out, and the payment method was crazy complicated. I'd been seeing them crop up here and there recently though, and after realising they had an US-based English site too (with payment by PayPal), I thought I Dillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13715013290288339298noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269576902602246471.post-30108011717352358662015-05-12T22:06:00.002+02:002015-05-12T22:06:35.031+02:00Shawl collar cardie
There's some pieces of clothing that I find myself reaching for again and again because they are comfortable, flattering or just work with lots of outfits. Obviously when it's something I've made, I can duplicate it easily, but I have several RTW things that I want to try and copy.
This cardie is the first iteration copy of a black H&M linen cardie that is seriously versatile and fits Dillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13715013290288339298noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269576902602246471.post-3642502602600601292015-05-04T16:16:00.001+02:002015-05-04T16:16:29.748+02:00Parisienne poodle cocoon coatigan
I love it when a plan works out...! This is fabric I bought back in March last year during my trip to Paris, and as soon as I saw it I knew exactly what pattern I wanted to make: BurdaStyle Magazine 2013/11/107. I've finally got around to making it, and it's pretty much exactly as I envisioned!
Pattern description
BurdaStyle Magazine 2013/11/107: Long-length cocoon-style jacket, with raglan Dillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13715013290288339298noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269576902602246471.post-12500266975314701752015-05-01T17:16:00.003+02:002015-05-01T17:16:55.745+02:00Cross-stitch brooch
I made this as a leaving gift for a friend who is moving to the US to be with her boyfriend, after nearly ten years in Switzerland. I only decided I wanted to make her something the day before her leaving do, so chose something small. This is actually the first time I've done cross stitch (or really any proper embroidery) since I was in primary school, but am really pleased with how it turned Dillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13715013290288339298noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269576902602246471.post-26652034186449564492015-01-20T12:00:00.000+01:002015-01-20T12:00:19.301+01:00Knitted giftsI didn't make as many things for others as I have done in the past - I thought I had plans for Christmas well in hand early, and then realised there was actually hardly any time left. Oops. I did make a couple of quick projects though: a cowl and mitts for my dad, and mitts for my friend, all of which are pretty simple, so not a huge amount to write about them.
The cowl is simply a tube knitted Dillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13715013290288339298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269576902602246471.post-88169038648627568402015-01-05T17:48:00.000+01:002015-01-05T17:48:08.876+01:00Christmas dress and Vintage Sewing Pattern Pledge
As it's Twelfth Night, I better get a post up for my Christmas dress. I'd intended to use this fabric for a dress last year, but ran out of fitting time (so ended up making a dress in knit velour), so thought this year I could use the retro inspired print in combination with a vintage pattern to tick off another item for my Vintage Pattern Pledge. It's seen in these photos with a new Luxulite Dillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13715013290288339298noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269576902602246471.post-83793017748012469472014-10-20T16:05:00.002+02:002014-10-20T16:05:27.141+02:00Jersey basicsJust a quick post to show my progress so far on my Autumn Sew-Along. It's a bit slow as I had a flying visit to the UK at the beginning of October (Sussex-London-Reading-Cardiff in six days...), and my sewing room is currently mostly packed away as my mum is staying with us for a couple of weeks whilst her bathroom is being redone, so the slow progress is likely to continue until the end of Dillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13715013290288339298noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269576902602246471.post-81171329094060878832014-09-18T17:53:00.000+02:002014-09-18T17:53:03.414+02:00Fall AKA autumn essentials planning
I happened across Sarah's FESA (Fall Essentials Sew-Along) over at The Creative Perfectionist (formerly Rhinestones and Telephones), and this got me thinking about planning what I will be making over the next few months
I'm not a fan of cold weather dressing, I much prefer pretty summer dresses and sandals to layers of woolly jumpers and boots. It also doesn't help that here in Switzerland Dillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13715013290288339298noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269576902602246471.post-7156953948836920462014-09-17T18:24:00.001+02:002014-09-17T18:24:22.535+02:00Tropical pleated dress
We needed an excuse to tidy our flat, so decided to throw a party! And of course that then gave me an excuse to make a party frock... Given the terrible summer we've had, we went for a tropical theme - so even more excuse for a party frock.
Pattern description
Simplicity 2053 - dress with pleated front bodice and skirt, choice of sleeves and length.
Pattern sizing
6-22 (Bust 30.5-44").Dillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13715013290288339298noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269576902602246471.post-36545739469422205252014-09-10T09:30:00.000+02:002014-09-10T09:30:03.222+02:00Last-minute yellow dress
We went to a wedding at the end of July, and of course I wanted to make a dress to wear. I'd planned a second entry into the Vintage Pattern Pledge with a lovely dress with a draped bodice in feather print silk crepe lined with rayon challis. Yeah, well life got in the way and time ran out to make that. I had a back up plan of a RTW dress, but the day before we left I got a sudden inspiration Dillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13715013290288339298noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269576902602246471.post-53089748722897963012014-09-01T09:00:00.000+02:002014-09-01T09:00:02.997+02:00Leopard surplice dress
So, another jersey dress - QUICK! BEFORE THE SUMMER ENDS! Hang on, did the summer begin??! This is another self-drafted jobbie, but more experimental than the previous stripy one, so involved a lot of unpicking and hacking.
Pattern description
Dress with surplice bodice with pleats, cut-on cap sleeves and A-line skirt with gathering at the front.
Fabric used
Medium-weight jersey, I Dillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13715013290288339298noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269576902602246471.post-80169076584986446342014-08-29T14:34:00.000+02:002014-08-29T14:34:35.510+02:00Stripy T-shirt dress
Well hello there strangers, long time no see... Isn't it scary how quickly the last couple of months have gone by? Or is that just me? I actually have quite a few finished makes to blog about, but I've not really been enjoying having my photo taken lately, and blog posts without photos aren't that exciting. However, I did get a few pictures of me in a very recent make during our Sunday Dillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13715013290288339298noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269576902602246471.post-49618572363214485282014-06-04T19:00:00.001+02:002014-06-05T11:39:35.299+02:00Nettie maxi-dress hack
I love wearing maxi-dresses in the summer, so easy to wear and also so comfortable. Despite this, I only have a couple that I regularly wear, and have put off making them for ages because I find cutting out large pattern pieces kind of annoying. However, with 30˚C predicted by this weekend I need a few more warm weather clothes that I fit into. I'd also seen a lot of Nettie variations floating Dillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13715013290288339298noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269576902602246471.post-23084968818629134012014-04-29T15:06:00.000+02:002014-04-29T15:06:20.140+02:00Me-Made-May '14
It's that time of year again: Me-Made-May! My last couple of participations have left me feeling a bit disappointed in myself, so I've spent a long time considering whether and how I will join in this year. As you might have guessed from this post, I am joining in again, so here is my pledge:
I, Dilly, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '14. I will endeavour to wear at least one me-made Dillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13715013290288339298noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269576902602246471.post-78681074027922230812014-04-21T18:45:00.002+02:002014-04-21T18:45:36.644+02:00Sew Dolly Clackett: the Dilly Dolly Dress
If you've noticed a rash of full-skirted, novelty print dresses and grinning faces on sewing blogs, you're not going mad - it's Sew Dolly Clackett! This adorable idea was dreamt up by Sarah of Rhinestones and Telephones to help the sewists of the world celebrate Roisin's (a.k.a. Dolly Clackett's) wedding. I have a stash of novelty print quilting cottons that I bought when I first started Dillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13715013290288339298noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269576902602246471.post-83190617718621387552014-04-17T09:45:00.001+02:002014-04-17T09:52:44.586+02:001960s dress
This is the first of my Vintage Pattern Pledge projects - the one I actually started on before signing up! I had originally intended to make this with a (supposedly) wool-mix suiting fabric, but decided against that as I was concerned the check pattern would look terrible with the combination of darts and diagonal seaming across the bust. Ideally, I wanted to make this up in a light suiting Dillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13715013290288339298noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269576902602246471.post-85454946552353452272014-03-08T09:30:00.000+01:002014-03-08T09:30:04.271+01:00Paris - and fabric shopping!
So my lovely husband (vom alert!) arranged a surprise trip for my birthday last month. Except he accidentally told me beforehand. But that was actually great, as we were going to PARIS!
So of course, the first thing I did was look up where the fabric shops are. Oh yeah. Melissa and Isabelle have great guides, so my own plan was based on these. We were only there for two nights, and given we Dillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13715013290288339298noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269576902602246471.post-11883595014560584312014-03-03T16:55:00.002+01:002014-03-03T16:55:41.925+01:00And the winner is...
Thank you to everyone who entered my blouse giveaway - I was so excited that so many people liked what I'd put together. I decided to do the draw old-school-style, with names on pieces of paper - but pulled out of a fondue dish rather than a hat!
And the winner is Kristin Jones! Congratulations!
(Kristin, I've sent you an email - let me know your address and I'll get the Dillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13715013290288339298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269576902602246471.post-18876967025197261082014-02-27T14:04:00.000+01:002014-02-27T14:04:30.505+01:00Sew Grateful Week: Sharing resources dayOoops! I got the days and themes a bit confused, so this should have appeared yesterday. (At least it's still in the right week...)
So today is all about sharing sewing resources. I don't have a tutorial to offer, but I do want to share a few links to resources I've found really helpful in my sewing adventures. I'm super grateful for the online sewing community, both for the (passive and active)Dillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13715013290288339298noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269576902602246471.post-27746529768081547612014-02-24T09:00:00.000+01:002014-02-24T09:00:01.821+01:00Sew Grateful Week 2014: Giveaway dayDebi over at My Happy Sewing Place is running her annual Sew Grateful Week. This is the first time I've come across it, but I think it's a lovely idea to spread the love of all things sewing, and learn a bit more about fellow sewists and their inspiration.
The week starts off with a bang today: giveaways! It's been sunny here the last couple of days, so my giveaway has a definite springy feelingDillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13715013290288339298noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269576902602246471.post-79506308285640529482014-02-19T19:48:00.001+01:002014-02-19T19:48:33.150+01:00Birthday dress
This is a pattern I've been wanting to sew up for some time, and after making a few ponte dresses recently, I realised this would also work well. I didn't have a huge amount of time to make a dress for my birthday, so it occurred to me that this would be a good time to try it out - ponte dresses are a little more forgiving of fit so I tend not to muslin them, which would save time.
Pattern Dillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13715013290288339298noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269576902602246471.post-30629441612692467732014-02-15T15:07:00.001+01:002014-02-15T15:07:03.346+01:00Vintage pattern pledge
You may have noticed a new badge over on the right there - yes, I've signed up to a new challenge this year:
During 2014, I, Dilly, will sew up at least three of my vintage sewing patterns.
Now, I don't have the greatest track record in completing challenges, but I'm actually feeling quite inspired by this one. In fact, the day before I came across this challenge, I had been considering my Dillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13715013290288339298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269576902602246471.post-9665522389625748432014-02-12T09:34:00.003+01:002014-02-12T09:34:35.425+01:00Split sleeves from Christmas dressFollow my blog with Bloglovin - just claiming my blog, read on!
Trena asked if I could share how I drafted the sleeves for my Christmas dress, so here it is! This dress was made super quickly as a bit of an experiment, so the drafting was rather rough and ready... Rather than redoing the draft to show the steps, I've done a pretty picture to show the main steps!
The red outline shows the Dillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13715013290288339298noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269576902602246471.post-39710139417063476822014-02-11T09:36:00.000+01:002014-02-11T09:54:50.037+01:00Another batwing top
So, this is the December Burda Challenge from last year. The eagle-eyed amongst you may notice there's not been a November one... So close to completing my challenge, but so far! I think Burda fatigue had well and truly kicked in by then, and despite objectively liking a few of the patterns in the November magazine, nothing really grabbed me enough that I wanted to spend the time making it.Dillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13715013290288339298noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269576902602246471.post-67594306283978018922014-01-24T08:30:00.000+01:002014-01-24T08:30:01.959+01:00A quick top and two quick dressesA couple of things from the end of 2013 to catch up on, all quick makes.
Sweater-knit batwing top
I'd been fiddling around with a skirt that ended up being a time-consuming wadder, so I wanted something quick and palate-cleansing, and a knit top always fits that bill. I also like doing this sort of quick thing between longer projects as I'm trying to replace my RTW basic tops with nicer and Dillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13715013290288339298noreply@blogger.com4