I used a beautifull heavy cotton fabric brought from Africa last summer by a friend.
It was easy to sew and didn’t need any lining.
I used butterick b5032 retro pattern but chenged the skirt into a simple gathered one. I also lowered the neck line a bit.
have been wearing it almost every day since I made it last week.
the 50s meet Africa
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I love, love this dress! You did such a beautiful job of creating new patterns with your pattern matching in the gathers. You like like you could be enjoying a gin and tonic at some expatriate club in 60′s Africa.
An interesting (and attractive!) effect with all those vertical lines in the pattern….
I love it!!
I AM WORKING ON THE SAME THING!! I got a beautiful African wax print I sewed up using a vintage Butterick pattern – I lined the skirt with poly organza (Gertie recently suggested this for extra poofiness). I am just in the process of finishing it and posting it. From what I can tell, this looks awesome! But your photos are a little small so I can’t see the details
Hey, I’m working on wax myself, for me and my girl, on the very same kind of pattern! Funny!
Your dress comfort me in my choice, the fabric looks ideal for such a pattern!
Beautiful work!
I would never think of pairing this fabric with this dress but it looks great! Glad to have you onboard
thank you!
next time I’ll try to post better pictures