Tuesday, April 4, 2017

Coffee and Thread Blog Tour- The Polina Dress

Hello Friends!

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I'm ecstatic/elated/slightly intimidated to be joining the Coffee and Thread Blog tour. Thanks for the invite Emi and Olga! I love Olga's aesthetic and kindness and strong work ethic and the blogger line up is phenomenal!! Make sure you enter the giveaway below and there's a discount code at the end of this post. :)

April 3

Enjoyful Makes || Idle Sunshine || ZowieZo Handmade || Angie Burgett



April 4

Handmade Frenzy || Replicate Then Deviate || Fairies, Bubbles & Co || Coral + Co



April 5

Made By Sara || Naeh-Connection || The Bag of Unexpected || Circle Meets Line



April 6

Skirt Fixation || Sewing Like Mad || Hello Holli || Buzzmills ||



April 7

Little Cumquat || Thread Bear Garments || Pearl Berry Lane || Plus 2 is 5 || Sew Chibi 



April 10

Stahlarbeit || Knee Socks and Goldilocks || Bonnie and Lottie || Sew Sophielynn 



April 11

Mouse House Creations || While She was Sleeping || Mix it Make it || By Dagbjort 



April 12

Gaafmachine || Beletoile || LBG Studio || My Cozy Co  || As It Seams



April 13

Moineau & Petit Pois || Just Add Fabric || Sweeter Than Cupcakes || Frances Suzanne || Sew Liberated 



April 14

Stitched Together || S is for Sewing || Boevenbende || Lafolie Sewing Booth || Sew Pony ||

With Love By Eva  /div>


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We decided to make the lovely Polina Dress with the flared sash and circle skirt and flutter sleeves. I used this tutorial though Audrey used the frills from the pattern, which is pretty smart. You could also use the flutters from the Eleena Dress. I am counting this dress as her Easter/birthday/baptism dress!

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We determined we should make a size eight even though Ansley's chest measures a size seven so she can wear it longer. She has requested another just like it!

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This fabric is a 100% lyocell from Joann. The listing calls it chambray but then the description says it's a chambray alternative. It feels just like the Nicole Miller tencel I picked up last fall. There was just enough left on the bolt for this dress- totally meant to be! The lyocell/tencel is so soft and has a slight sheen and a pretty drape but it still has some substance. It cut much nicer than my (unblogged) dress because I got my scissors sharpened! I used a new needle and my walking foot for most of the sewing and it worked well.

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This pattern calls for interfacing the neckline and the armholes and where the sash attaches so I had to be careful cutting my interfacing since the fabric is so light and it is slightly visible through the fabric. I made sure to make pattern pieces of the interfacing so the process will go faster the next time I make this dress.

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I chose to make the lined bodice and I french seamed the skirt. This dress is beautiful inside and out! And this is the prettiest bow I have ever sewn.

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We used these special storm trooper KAM snaps instead of buttons because my machine hates making button holes and we had just the right amount of storm trooper snaps for this dress.

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All of these pictures are taken on the property of a friend's new home. They bought a one hundred year old school house! Hair by curlformers.

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Examining the little house in the forest.

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All Coffee and Thread patterns are 20% off during the tour with the code "coffeeandthreadtour". Be sure to enter the giveaway!!

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Thanks for stopping by!

13 comments:

  1. This is the perfect white summer dress! I love how floaty that fabric is with the circle skirt! 💕 I also love your Storm Trooper snaps...my son is OBSESSED with Star Wars so I need to grab me some of those! And how fun for your friends to buy an old schoolhouse....that would be so neat to live in!

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  2. Oooh wow, this might just be any girls dreamdress! So festive in this white fabric. I love it!

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  3. The dress is stunning, Emily! I love everything about it! 💛💛💛

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  4. What a beautiful dress! Your daughter must be so happy with it. And love how you sized up so she can wear it longer!

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  5. That is so pretty and the storm trooper snaps are such a fun contrast.

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  6. You are totally brave with all white, but it goes with those Storm Trouper Snaps for sure! When I have see-through issues with interfacing, I sometimes fuse first and cut after... That may be a laziness factor on my part. :)

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  7. What a gorgeous, gorgeous dress! So happy to be on this tour with you <3 And those Storm Trooper snaps!!!!!! So awesome. You're the best!

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  8. Storm trooper snaps on a gorgeous tender dress. You rock!!!

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  9. So classic, just like the pattern! I loooooove those storm trooper snaps; those are the BEST! And oh no! about your machine and sewing buttonholes! (the pattern I'm working on uses them too!)

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  10. A beautiful dress and gosh, my son would want those snaps! He is crazy about star wars

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  11. Such a beautiful party dress! And those snaps are so funny!

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  12. Beautiful dress ! And I love those snaps !!

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  13. What a sweet dress! Lovely photo in the wood with the little house too...

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