New Look 6809 #3
Here it is – the reason I started sewing New Look 6809 in the first place! I’ve lengthened view B into a dress, as per Freya’s request. I’m modelling it because she’s away on holidays, so imagine this on someone with an hourglass figure (rather than on me who has no waist).
The fabric is cotton voile from Spotlight, once again! I really like this print (and am quite tempted to keep this dress for myself and make another for Freya…)
However, I think that this style really does need to be belted, and I don’t wear belts. Ever. I know that there is a theory about defining your waist by wearing a belt, but when your waist is actually two dress sizes larger than your hips, it’s really not a great idea. I read on another blog about it being about as effective as putting a belt around an oak tree trunk…
So that’s it for now for New Look 6809 (although I am considering making myself another top in the short sleeved version).
I’m back to work again this week. Clare is spending a few days in the country with her grandparents, and Stella is back at childcare for the two days per week that I’m in paid work. She had a terrific first day back today, and greeted me with great excitement when I arrived to collect her, quickly followed by a big cuddle and “I love you Mummy”. Good thing she’s so adorable, because at the moment she’s also a little monkey! I wonder if Clare is missing us. Grandma had planned a trip to the movies today, followed by baking cakes, so I doubt it!
I think it looks great belted! And the print is beautiful, I thought it was Liberty at first 🙂
I’m not missed at all- a weekend away, no. Holiday program, no. It’s a relief when you have to leave them, but a bit sad at the same time!
I was looking at your pictures before I even read your text and I was thinking to myself, that dress looks great on her, even better WITHOUT the belt. So you obviously know yourself well! You look great! She will love the dress (be it this one or the next one after you keep this one.)
I agree with Shannon! And as a woman who would withstand great forms of torture before putting on a belt, so I understand your logic, in this instance I think the pictures speak a thousand words and you look fantastic in the dress with the belt.
Rethink this please! Because you really do look fabulous!
Love the fabric, love the dress, with or without a belt. I too, have no waist, but I am long-waisted and not short-waisted and tall rather than, well….short. (Is it PC to say that, instead of “vertically-challenged”?)
WendyBee
Very nice. I like the fabric. I hear you about the no-waist issue. I suffer from the same problem. I think I might still own one belt….somewhere.
A fantastic dress! Love, love the fabric. Starting a sewing course at RMIT in Feb…dressmaking here I come!
I had the same ‘need a belt’ issue with the socialite dress. Didn’t have a belt so tied some black ribbon around the waist which worked well enough.