Completed Project: New Look 6824
Hola! I’m finally getting round to showing you one of the dresses I made back in March – New Look 6824. It’s a lovely pattern, and very simple to do as it only has a few pattern pieces, and it’s fully lined. It uses princess seams instead of darts, which I infinitely prefer because they are easier to sew. Not that darts are difficult to sew, but they’re just a bit fiddly, and, given the opportunity, I like to be lazy.
I made this dress with some navy and white polka dot fabric from Boyes that was as cheap as chips. Cheaper, in fact, and healthier, and longer-lasting. But probably not as tasty. I’ll stop comparing my new dress to chips now. Sorry about that.
The fabric faded quite a lot when I prewashed it, which I shouldn’t complain about seeing as the fabric was so cheap, but I’m still going to complain because it makes fascinating reading: yes, it was cheap, but then again so was the gingham I used for my Gertie Shirtwaist dress, and so is the poplin I regularly use from Boyes, and yet both of these are significantly higher quality and neither fade. I was a bit disappointed, but didn’t fancy buying new fabric, so I just decided to embrace the faded look!
I lined it with an old bed sheet that was going spare, so this dress cost next to nothing to make! Hurray! Add to that the fact that it was super-easy to sew, and you’ve got one very happy lady. The dress has quite a 50s vibe going on, which means it’s flattering for big bums! And as for boobies, one weird thing about this dress is how it seems to make me look flat chested: I say this is weird because there are some 32GGs lurking under there!
Anyway, that’s about all I have to say about this dress and pattern. Onto the photos – and there are a lot of them as we got a bit carried away:
Front view
Back view. Unfortunately the polka dots don’t match up 😦
The lining!
Thinking view: “What shall I sew next? Hmmm….”
The crazy lady view
I once got complimented on my arms, which was the strangest compliment I’ve ever been given, because my arms are pretty unremarkable. Here’s a picture of my arm, just in case.
The ‘Hooray for sunshine’ view!
Even if I try to make this dress indecent, my modesty is preserved!
I can’t remember why I thought this photo would be a good idea.
So there you have it, a bunch of photos of me looking silly but wearing a pretty dress, and pretty red shoes with a sparkly bow, which are made by Firetrap, by the way, just in case you wanted to track down a pair for yourself 😉
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They are remarkable arms. Truly.
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Well, I don’t like to boast too much. But they are one of my top three features x
Fun photos and a lovely dress, shoes and arms as well as the blue sky! It didn’t take you long to get your figure back after bub number two. You suit the fitted style.
Thanks Anne! I am rather larger than I was pre-babies, but I’m working on that, slowly! 🙂
Best. Photoshoot. Ever.
Credit to Miss Bennett for taking the photos! x
Love your silly photos in a very pretty dress! 🙂
Thanks! Hope you and gorgeous baby Jane are well x
This looks absolutely fabulous! I love the bodice lines! What a rad make!!!
Thanks Amanda! 🙂
Gorgeous dress, and I totally agree with you on princess seams vs darts. I find darts annoying, and princess seams always seem easier to alter as well. And I love that photo on the slide – excellent!
Thanks Jo! I didn’t actually go down the slide, although getting stuck halfway down would have made an amusing photo!
This is so rad. I’m jealous how good it is. You look so teeny in it. And you have beautiful arms!
Thanks Amy!! 😀
I’m about to cut this pattern for myself. It’s my first attempt at a dress. Could you tell me if you used Bodice A or B. I like where it hits you, but in the pattern pics, A looks kinda low, and B looks kinda high, I was just looking for pics to help me decide, and saw yours. Thanks!
Hi, I used view A for the bodice. It should sit at your natural waist. Good luck!
This is absolutely smashing! The polka dots are perfection!!!!
Polka dots plus novelty print equals awesome!