My July Minerva Make – Octopus Dress
Hello, I am back with another novelty print dress, hurrah! I made this dress to go with a necklace I stole from my daughter. Seriously! My friend Martha gave some of her old costume jewellery to my daughter for playing and dressing up, and when I saw this necklace I just had to have it for myself! How low can you go, eh?!
A dress to match the necklace
Once I had stashed the necklace safely amongst my own jewellery, I searched Minerva’s website for some octopus fabric, and this ‘Timeless Treasures Mini Octupi’ instantly came up. WINNER. Did you know, though, that ‘octopuses’ is actually the correct plural form of the noun ‘octopus’, rather than ‘octopi’, which many suppose to be correct and is in common usage?
I used the Surplice dress sewing pattern from Gertie’s latest book ‘Gertie’s Ultimate Dress Book’, which was very kindly sent to me as an unexpected gift earlier in the year. The dress was a straightforward make, and I like the bodice because it is different to most of my other dresses.
Surplice Dress from Gertie’s Ultimate Dress Book
Thanks to Minerva for the fabric, lining, thread and zipper – all fabulous as usual – you can read more about it on their blog here.
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I love this dress! And it’s even better because you made to match a necklace, I think that’s just brilliant! 😀
Thank you 🙂
Definitely worth committing a minor robbery in order to acquire this necklace! The dress is such a great match and the neckline is lovely.
It is a lovely design – I’ll be sure to make more versions of this!
This is gorgeous! I love the neckline on this, I’ve been thinking of drafting a wrap dress, and having the straight bit coming down from the shoulder would help with where the diagonal of the wrap would sit (if that makes sense!). I also love the fabric, and see no problem at all in you wearing the necklace!!
Yes it makes sense 😊 Have a try, you are getting so good at pattern cutting now!
Oh man, this every kind of awesome! I’d have nabbed the necklace too and it is the perfect accessory for this dress!
Tee hee! Thank you kindly!