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This is a super thrifty pinup dress. The bodice is made from a remnant lined with scrap drill (for added stability) and the skirt is made up of two thrifted skirts – a tiered one for the outer and a flimsy flared gore skirt for the lining.
The bodice pattern is Style 1086 from 1975 – it’s cut on the bias which I think is pretty nifty. Great for a snug fit but still comfy.
I thought the thrifted skirts would make this a very fast make… but…I discovered that the spotted one had already had a lot of love in it’s previous life. I needed to take in and restitch every seam. Ugh. Then I had to unpick and remove 2 gores from my lining skirt to make it the right size. That said, it was still pretty fab to make a full skirted dress with lining and not have to do any hemming!!

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Albums: Polkadot Pinup
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Comment by Rosy on November 12, 2011 at 12:38pm

Wow! You are a very sweet pin up! The work for this dress is pure love ...

Comment by Trish Blair on November 12, 2011 at 2:26pm

That looks great Casey, well worth the work!

 

Comment by Justine @ sew country chick on November 12, 2011 at 4:42pm

So adorable!

Comment by Kazz on November 12, 2011 at 9:18pm

I love your persistence it certainly paid off Casey. The perfect Polkadot Pinup.

Comment by Jen on November 13, 2011 at 3:13pm

rockin' the red lippy - fabulous

Comment by Barbara Carlon on November 13, 2011 at 9:11pm

Love the pose! Isn't it fun to find great items at the thrift and remake them?

Comment by Cation Designs on November 14, 2011 at 10:54am

This is just beautiful! Love the reuse of two old skirts...I loathe hemming too!

Comment by margueritedesigns on November 14, 2011 at 12:15pm

Fab dress - love the dots.  Have just found 2 metres of large white polka dots on navy myself for £3 - I think it'll become a skirt like yours!

Comment by Nora Ziel on November 15, 2011 at 2:17am

Great photo and dress, I really like you bow

Comment by charlotte tilley on November 15, 2011 at 3:17pm

Big win!

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