Hey ya’ll))))
Here’s my sad-funny story about a dress. This one was made this February. Some years ago Mom gave me a huge ammount of old fabric. My guess is it was made in USSR, because it smells mad feels exactly like red pioneer scarf I used to wear at school (yep, I’m old enough to have been a part of Soviet pioneer organization – something like boy/girl -scouts. I guess I got in last couple of bunches of pioneers because 2 years after that organization stopped existing). Anyways, she gave it to me ’cause she didn’t know where to use it and it only looked good enough for curtains or something on that kind.
When I fell in love with vintage I immediately saw this fabric turning into a dress in my mind. So, again, I have dratfted the pattern based on a Soviet sewing book published in mid 5o’s.
The funny/sad part happened at the photoshoot. I have spilled wine on my dress and when I washed it all the colours got messed up. I surely loved the dress, but didn’t get too upset. I thought I would make a couple of new ones instead))).
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Yulia – who has written 3 posts on WeSewRetro.com.
Hi! I was born in USSR, growing up in post-soviet-collapse-tough-ninties, nowdays living in capitalistic ;) Ukraine. My Mom was sewing for me and my sister, so we never looked like kids around. At that time I thought it was a thing showing off how poor we were. I grew up and started sewing because this was the only affordable way to dress for me. Now I do it because I love it. Not long ago I have fallen in love with the 50's. I draft my patterns based on old Soviet sewing books.
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You are so cute! And the dress is darling! Can’t wait to see what you sew up next!
The dress is gorgeous and I loved reading about it!
Wonderful dress! Please keep us posted on your next projects!
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Thank you))))
Such a pretty dress! And the photo shoot is fantastic, so I was sorry to hear about the wine. Hope you can get the color sorted out.
Sue xo
I love the fabric and the dress design is perfect for it! So sad to have such a short dress life : )
Love the dress, shame about the wine. Looking forward to what you make next.
I adore your fabric!
Oh my! Sad that it had to happen. Happy that you’ll be making another. This dress looks wonderful on you!
I like your print fabric, it’s really pretty – but the dress fits so well, if you can’t get the wine stain out, it would be worth useing a dark dye (maroon, with your skin color?) and rescuing it that way!
Oh no! I love your dress and photoshoot. I hate what happened to your beautiful dress. Maybe it can still be saved?
That’s an absolutely darling dress! Awful to think it might end up The World’s Cutest Muslin. If there’s no other way to save it, I’d definitely try dyeing a leftover scrap and see how well the fabric takes the color.
It’s beautiful. The fabric is fabulous. Such a shame that wine got spilled on it.
You all are being tooooo kind)))Actually the wine stain is gone… with the colour)))) So, I guess nothing is gonna help))). I was thinking about making another one like this in similar stye fabric. But I enjoyed the dress anyways))))
Adorable! Sad it got ruined but what better excuse to make a new dress!
This dress is soooo gorgeous and you’re too cute! Sorry to hear about the wine incident!