What a thrill it is to see the end result after our customers leave our stores with their purchased fabrics.
In Lauren's case, for an upcoming school formal she had seen a gorgeous dress in the stores. However the pricetag was outside her price range, even more so when made in 100% polyester.
The advantage of being a sewer, she realised that she could make it herself. And what a fabulous job she did! And isn't it fantastic to see someone so young sewing?
Lauren emailed me this gorgeous photo and wrote:
'Dear Colette,
Here is a photo of my formal dress as promised. I used the silk duppion in 'Flesh' and used McCall's Pattern M5095 for the bodice. I didn't use any pattern for the skirt but rather just used twice the width of the material ( 3 metres) and gathered it. I also created the rose by rolling and scrunching the material and just catching it into place.
I would like to thank you and your staff at the Chatswood store for helping me choose the material.'
Anytime Lauren and well done on a fabulous formal dress.
xxxLabels: Dresses, Fabric, Formalwear, McCalls, Pattern Reviews, Patterns, Silk, Tessuti