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Secret Pyjama Coat

Posted on January 18, 2017 by Dreaming of Avonlea

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Yes, you may not believe it, but this wool coat is definitely like wearing secret pyjamas. It literally feels like snuggling up in a dressing gown. Bliss. I’ve been looking for a princess coat for AGES. I found one I liked, … Continue reading →

Posted in My Projects Tagged Buttons, challenge, fabric, lining, pattern, wool

Red Velvet Dress

Posted on January 11, 2017 by Dreaming of Avonlea

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Slightly belated, but here are the picture of the ‘Christmas dress’ I made this year. I don’t usually follow trends, but I kept seeing gorgeous velvet dresses everywhere and couldn’t get them out of my mind, so I went ahead … Continue reading →

Posted in My Projects Tagged christmas, circle skirt, dress, jersey, party, sewing, simple, velvet

That 70s Dress

Posted on January 6, 2017 by Dreaming of Avonlea

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In the past I’ve made this pattern as a summer dress, but when I was given this lovely vintage corduroy I knew it would suit a simple pattern for winter. If anything, this dress was even more simple than the … Continue reading →

Posted in My Projects Tagged dress, fabric, pattern, pleats, sewing, vintage, zip

Tartan Dressing Gown Skirt

Posted on January 2, 2017 by Dreaming of Avonlea

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Following on from the last post, in which I up cycled a picnic blanket, this time I’m changing a dressing gown into a skirt. As per usual, I’ve forgotten to take before photos, but it looked like this with a MUCH … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized Tagged Buttons, skirt, tartan, upcycle, walking

Picnic Blanket Dress

Posted on December 28, 2016 by Dreaming of Avonlea

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For our wedding, I bought a load of big pieces of fabric to use as picnic blankets. After the wedding it seemed like a waste to just get rid of the fabric. So I turned one of the pieces into … Continue reading →

Posted in My Projects Tagged blanket, comfy, dress, jersey, pyjama dress, sewing, top, upcycle

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Ever since we got engaged there was one thing I knew for sure about the wedding. That I’d make the dress.

Until I accidentally fell in love with THE DRESS.

I kind of knew it might happen as soon as I fell in love with a dress in the window of an exclusive bridal boutique. (Not actually the one I ended up losing my heart to, but also very pretty). I decided to try some on ‘for inspiration’ you know…well you can guess where it goes from here.

After over an hour trying on dresses, I stepped into the most beautiful, perfect creation I’ve ever even dreamt about. My Grandma, bridesmaid and the shop staff ‘ooooed’ and ‘ahhd’ over it, but I didn’t want to make a decision right then and there. I started feeling a little bit overwhelmed. Buying a dress had never really been a serious consideration. We left the shop with everyone talking about the fact that this dress was THE ONE and I had to completely agree. I’d never put on anything that made me feel so amazing.

The only thing holding me back was guilt. Yes, guilt. It’s actually taken me a few days to realise that. I couldn’t get over the fact that everyone else was expecting me to make my own dress. Would I let people down by buying one? Shouldn’t I save money by making my own? For 2 nights I lost quite a lot of sleep stressing about which was the right decision. I even got up super early one morning and started cutting out the final muslin of my dress. But my heart really wasn’t in it.

I was completely torn about what I should do:

  • I already had the fabric for my planned dress, which is very pretty.
  • If I made my dress it would never be so ‘wow’ as the dress I tried on.
  • I can make my dress so surely I should!
  • I’ve already started some prep for this dress and made some mock ups. One of which you’ve seen.
  • But maybe I want my wedding dress to be something different.
  • This new dress makes me feel like a princess.
  • The mock ups can easily be pretty summer dresses.
  • I can use most of the original fabric for other projects.
  • Perhaps it’s the one time in my life when I should feel really pampered and luxurious…..etc etc etc
  • If I make my own I’ll save a small fortune.
  • I’m no longer so excited to make my own.

And then I went to see it again with my mum. There was no going back from here. I knew it was perfect, she knew it was perfect. I had to get it. So I did.

After making that decision I felt a huge sense of relief and excitement. Relief that I’d made a decision and excitement just because the dress is out of this world. And no, you aren’t getting any sneak peaks, but rest assured I will show you PLENTY of photos soon!

In all honesty, the rest of the wedding still fills all my crafting / DIY needs. I’ve made the bridesmaid dresses, and pretty much everything else that I could see on Pinterest. Family and friends are contrubuting cake, flowers, photography etc so that feels good still.

I’m now over my dressmaker’s guilt, but it’s such a shame that I ever went through it. I felt that I’d be disappointing people about MY wedding dress and was putting far too much pressure on myself for everything to be handmade by me. Sometimes I need to remind myself that I can’t do it all.

I’m SO excited to wear my dress in a few months and I can’t wait to share it with you all when the time comes. In the meantime, you can look forward to seeing lots of non wedding related sewing around here. And I think that’s great 🙂

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