A Dress Made Out of Little Prints
March 1st, 2010 | By Jen in Frocks & Such, Sewing | 17 Comments »
I couldn’t wait to post these, I just had to show someone! I’ve been collecting vintage hankies for years, not entirely sure what I was going to do with them (curtains? quilt? aprons?) and feeling quite the hoarder. Last year I put “hankie dress” on my never-ending to do list and I finally got around to playing with the idea this past weekend. I haven’t seen a dress like this before (I’ve seen little baby dresses made from hankies but not grown-up girl ones) and I’m pretty happy with the results so far.
I was going for something sweet and not too patchwork-y or hippy. I used all the same colorway (for this one aqua and yellow/mustard hankies) to help pull the dress together. I did very little to alter the hankies as I wanted to preserve the look of them. I also wanted to avoid having to make a pattern. I recently finished a sundress from a 1950s pattern that looks ok but I spent forever trying to get the fit right (and it still isn’t quite right, dang) and I’m just kind of over patterns right now. (That’ll be short-lived, I’m sure!)
Basically this dress is just a tube of strategically placed hankies of varying size. The fanciest part is the ruffle on the front made from a wee hankie that has been one of my favorites. I’m not 100% sure I’m done yet but I’m very close!
Happy Monday!
