I just couldn’t help myself. I have only gone and made another Frankie dress!
After the success of my fishy dress and the fact that I haven’t taken it off since the sun came out, I thought I would give it another bash.
There were a couple of tweeks I wanted to make with the fit. I originally cut my fishy dress to a extra small on the top grading to a small. This time round, I thought maybe a straight small would be better as the shoulders seams were a little short. I also decided to add an additional centimetre for some extra room. This is how I added that extra width.
I drew a diagonal line from the shoulder seam to the arm hole, cut long the line and opened it up by a centimetre. It just gave me the extra room I needed. The final adjustment was to length. I had reduced the length on my fishy dress, mainly due to fabric shortage so this time I cut the specified short length as per the pattern. You will notice that I also chose the elbow length sleeve option instead of the short sleeves.
The fabric I used for this make is really special. I bought it from Faberwood in the UK. It’s quite a bold himmeli pattern and large in scale.
I had originally spotted it on Wendy Ward’s instagram page and went straight online and bought a couple of metres. As I was heading back to the UK in August, it was waiting for me when I arrived at my parent’s place. It was a long wait, but well worth it. It’s an amazing quality knit. This is what I like about Faberwood, it’s a well curated and quality driven fabric store. AND bonus to me, I actually got to meet Fiona who owns Faberwood while I was back in the UK.
So here it is.
I am pleased that I sorted out the fit, it feels less restricted on the shoulders than my fishy dress. I am also pleased I didn’t cock it up as this fabric is so lovely (and no longer available) that I think tears would have been shed if I had made a mistake. I am now waiting with bated breath to see what Wendy and Fiona make with their pieces.
Good to read how you tweaked the pattern. And this is another triumph! Inspiring me to get my scissors out 🙂 X
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It’s a great pattern, you would like it I’m sure X
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I love this version too! I can totally see why you made another. And those shoes are everything!
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Thank you so much! The shoes are plastic fantastic too X
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Love this so much – perfect fabric and love how you’ve styled it- from your bracelet to shoes 🙂
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Thanks Chris x
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I love it!
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Thanks x
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I so thought this was blue after your IG shot! It looks so good on you. I don’t know why, but this style of dress always looks so blah on me. You make it look so good xxx
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That dress looks so comfy! Might need to add it into the rotation.
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Do it! It’s such a great sew, super fast and very wearable X
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