Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Shift Dress Sew Along: Your Completed Dresses

Here they are! Your dresses made from our Shift Dress Sew Along. Let the parade begin! And keep scrolling, there's a fun little surprise at the end.

Sewing the 60s

Melody Sews

Cuckoo Chanel

Rejoice for the Day

The Enantiomer Project

72Revlon on Flickr

Kitties Kitties Kitties

Bindu Made

Julia Croyden

Many thanks to all of you for participating in the sew along. It was such fun, and your dresses are just lovely! 

Quotes from You Come to Life!

We talked a bit about sewing and body image throughout the sew along, and there were some truly sensational comments and quotes from your posts. I loved them so much, I worked with my designer friend to come up with little badges adapted from my favorites! Aren't they grand?! It makes me so happy that they're on ric rac packaging because I love the idea that good self esteem is like a notion, a tool in your sewing arsenal. Plus, I love ric rac.

So if your sew along badge is feeling lonely, or you just feel like sharing the love of embracing your measurements through sewing, please share them!

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I have to give you the full quote on the last one because it was so good. It came from Julia (in the polka dot above), who sewed her first dress for herself with the Shift Dress Sew Along, "The best thing for body image wibbles is making your own clothes. This dress will fit ME, there is no question of me slimming down for it. Clothes. Know your place." Hear hear! 


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  1. AlisonFebruary 25, 2014 at 10:36 AM

    Wow! I love how all these dresses look and the creative use of fabrics and patterns. Great job, everyone!

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  2. NannaFebruary 25, 2014 at 1:38 PM

    all are beautiful, thought we had till the 28th to post pic's guess I missed it lol!
    Helen

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    1. Rosie WednesdayFebruary 25, 2014 at 1:55 PM

      Oh no! Yes, Feb 24. When you finish, you should still post it to the Flickr group! That way we can all see it, and I intend to check back from time to time. I'm finding lots of people getting to the sew along by looking for help on Simplicity 3833, so it will live on!

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  3. JennyFebruary 25, 2014 at 3:05 PM

    Beautiful dresses and love love love the slogans! I wrote something a bit similar the other day if you're interested! http://cashmerette.blogspot.com/2014/02/reflections-of-part-time-seamstress.html?m=1

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    1. Rosie WednesdayFebruary 25, 2014 at 4:12 PM

      Oh, Jenny, this post is so wonderful!! Thank you so much for sharing it with me. I can't wait to meet you in person and sew with you in April at the retreat!

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  4. UnknownFebruary 25, 2014 at 3:19 PM

    Gosh, thank you for quoting me, how flattering. I loved the sew-along, and it taught me an awful lot. I've started another dress to the same pattern soon, watch this space! Everyone's dresses look just lovely. xx

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    1. Rosie WednesdayFebruary 25, 2014 at 4:12 PM

      They were beautiful words with a great meaning! Can't wait to see your second version!

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  5. SueFebruary 25, 2014 at 8:17 PM

    Everyone's dresses turned out really great and I LOVE your little quote ric-rac blog buttons. I haven't been able to successfully add one to my blog, though -- when I put the html in my blogger sidebar, instead of your adorable button a little flickr box shows up and reads "this image or video is currently unavailable." Know if I'm doing something wrong? :-/

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    1. Rosie WednesdayFebruary 26, 2014 at 9:37 AM

      Oh no! Thanks for letting me know. I moved the photos into a set and I didn't realize that changed the URLs. Can you try again? It should be fixed.

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    2. SueFebruary 26, 2014 at 5:25 PM

      Success! Thanks :)

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    3. Rosie WednesdayFebruary 27, 2014 at 8:18 AM

      Yay! Thanks for sharing it!

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  6. LouFebruary 25, 2014 at 8:26 PM

    Hi there :) I found you blog via Dixie DIY! The shift dress sew along looked really fun! Love the badges with the quotes you have created :) I'm new to sewing, and have only sewn one piece of clothing so far. I'm looking forward to having more of a look around!
    Lou

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    1. Rosie WednesdayFebruary 26, 2014 at 9:38 AM

      Thanks, Lou! I don't know if you say my tutorials page on the top left, http://rosiewednesday.blogspot.com/p/tutorials.html, but that might be a good place to start if you're looking for help on garment construction!

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    2. LouFebruary 26, 2014 at 7:22 PM

      Thanks, I'll check it out for sure! :)

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  7. Virginia at A Sewing LifeFebruary 26, 2014 at 11:29 AM

    It's so great to see the wonderful variety of looks everyone achieved with this pattern. Thank you so much for hosting the sew along--it was great to be inspired to give this dress a go. Loved your tutorials, too. You really have a wonderful knack for explanations.

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  8. Erika T.February 26, 2014 at 1:28 PM

    Your posts were very helpful, and I am so happy to have come across this sew-along. Everybody did such a wonderful job! I can't wait to make another, there are some great ideas here.

    Erika @ www.rejoicefortheday.com

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    1. Rosie WednesdayFebruary 27, 2014 at 10:38 AM

      Thanks, Erika! Yes, it's a great dress to have multiple versions of. I loved your first one!

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  9. CatherineMarch 1, 2014 at 4:43 AM

    everyone shifts dresses look so great! thank you for hosting this and inviting me and everyone else to contribute!
    And i loved your lapped zipper tutorial - i got my first one done perfectly!

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  10. KellyMarch 8, 2014 at 1:10 PM

    They all look beautiful! I wish I could have participated, that's a great pattern!

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