7in7: Day Five, Crepe
The Facts
Fabric: Quilting cotton from Joann's, $21; green fabric for tie, $2.99
Pattern: Colette Patterns Crepe
Year: ContemporaryNotions: None
Time to complete: 3 1/2 hours
First worn: May 2011
Wear again: Yes
Total Cost: $24
After the nightmare that was was working with chiffon for the Chantilly dress, this Crepe and its robust cotton was such a welcome change. Although I was sewing late at night (I started around 9:30 and finished at 1:00am), the act of sewing Crepe was quiet relaxing. Partly because I had just sewn one for last week's challenge and partly because it's a really easy pattern to make up, there wasn't a single hiccup in its construction. Yay for easy sewing!
Things I'd do differently next time
- I'm going to move down to the next smaller size. There's a little more room in the top shoulders area than I'd like. And, it would just mean that I wouldn't have to tie the dress as tight.
- Make it a tad bit shorter. Nothing drastic, just an inch or so.
- Embellish it. It's such a great base to build on. Don't be surprised if you see this dress made up for a third time this month!
Things I like about this Crepe
- The fabric! I was so surprised to find this fabric in the quilting section at Joann's. The fabric I used for my Macaron also came from Joann's. It's quite a nice development that they're stocking more than the usual fleece and silkies. The green tie is the same fabric as the stuff used for the Eclair.
- It's just such an easy dress to wear! It's a perfect dress for wearing out on errands and just doing boring life stuff.
Also! Want to buy your own Crepe? Colette Patterns is offering Sew Weekly readers 20% off the patterns until May 18th. Just use the code: SEVEN20 (It's case sensitive).
Tomorrow: I take on Rooibos!
Love it. Again. I think I loved all the dresses you have sewn this week. It’s cute, in a fun, casual kind of way with this fabric. Nice!
Love this! Honestly, this pattern as modeled on Colette’s website was just so-so for me. I would never have considered buying it, but your version is fantastic. I’m giving it a second look.
Love this version, i really like the fabric, I have the pattern & I was waiting to see your version before I tried it. Now I cant wait to start it tomorrow.
Adorable! Great combination.
Love this pattern on you! You look fabulous in your crepe!! And I just realised I better get my colette patterns soon before your week ends :) Oh and working with gabardine this week after a loose weave was such a welcome change as well! So I can only imagine a stable cotton after chiffon must have been a blessing!!
Your version looks wonderful and fits so well! I really love the fabric that you chose. :]
Adorable again! You look fabulous. I love the backdrop of the lush garden in alll your pictures. You look like you’re hanging out in a secret garden.
Adorable is the right word here! This is my favorite so far…and that’s saying a lot, because the others are cute as a button too. You’ve convinced me to give Colette patterns a try…the question is, which one?
This is so very cute.
I love this fabric. I made a pillow out of it already. There is no way I could pull off a whole dress in that fabric but you definitely can. Gorgeous.
Mena,
I love your crepe.Looks great on you.. You are doing a fantastic job on your 7/7.. So proud of you.. YOu look great too..
So, so pretty, Miss Mena!! Gorgeous!
I believe this is happiness and perfection! So well done Mena!
I love it! Your versions of these dresses are just gorgeous!
Looks lovely! I thought the print might be a bit too bold for the shape of the dress, but it really works!
Another lovely dress! After seeing yours I am considering buying the pattern. The model on the website doesn’t look half as fabulous as you do!
This is one of my favorites of your recent creations. I love it.
I have to admit, Joann’s quilting cotton gets me every time :) I know it is not the best fabric for making clothes with- but *I* think the patterns are prettier and I like the way they look ;)
Your dress looks fabulous- and what a relief for a fast, easy, GOOD pattern ;)
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I loved this dress and the fabric so much I ran out and got the fabric! I already have the pattern. Now to make myself a dress…
Love this dress! It’s my favorite so far! Amazing week and so inspirational! thank you!