Monday, March 13, 2017

the completed dress

This seems to be the best I can do to show the knit dress on. It's very comfy, as one would expect of that material.


I didn't seam the sections together; I placed one section under the other above it, top stitched on the machine, and then hand embroidered a herringbone stitch over it. I also herringboned along the neck. These were fabrics that I had, so I just put them together.

On to the next project!

21 comments:

  1. Gosh, Lisa, I LOVE it! It looks comfy and stylish, and you are beautiful in it.♥

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    1. Thanks, Susan! It's rather nice to get so much encouragement. :)

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  2. I went back to 2016 to see what you had written about your dress then, and I think what you came up with is much more interesting than the more monochromatic dress you were copying. I love the gray and persimmon together - my daughter had those colors for her wedding two years ago so I know they are very fashionable as well :-)

    I'm inspired by your willingness to experiment and be truly creative. I used to do more of that kind of thing, and hope I might again....

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    1. My feeling was, why am I pinning these images, unless to use them? So, I kind of forced myself to. :D

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  3. So lovely! You look lovely too! :)

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  4. I too love the dress...and the colours...and you in it!!

    Thanks for sharing the photo with us! xx

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  5. Impressed! Nice to put a face to a name!

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  6. You continue to amaze me with your skills! Your dress does look comfy and so stylish <3

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    1. I feel like I'm schlepping along the way without any skills, but thank you, Clare. :)

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  7. Lisa- so cute! I love the colors and detailing. I am impressed. You are beautiful!

    Kimmie
    Mama to 8
    One homemade and 7 adopted

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  8. wow, I love it! It must be very comfy.

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  9. So cute!! You look great in it! Very talented, you are!

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    1. Thanks, Anne! I have more determination than talent with these projects, I think. :)

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  10. There you go. :) This is lovely, Lisa--and a pretty picture too. ♥

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    1. Thanks, Val. Finally, I'm getting some use out of all my work. :)

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  11. It looks very comfortable and homey--very much my style. Way to go on all that stitching. It looks great!

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