12 Feb 2012

Summer dress in February

{ longing for summer}


The weather here in Frankfurt has been absolutely freezing -10C during the day. Don’t get me wrong I like winter but not this type of city dry cold winter with no snow. So I was looking for an excuse, to put some summer thoughts in my mind and to make something summery.

I wanted to make a dress out of an old t-shirt for a while now; I just didn’t have the right fabrics, or a t-shirt which has been worn but still looks good. I stumbled upon a couple of lovely blogs ( links at the end of this post) full of gorgeous girls dresses which provided the inspiration…so here is my Saturday morning creation. Lovely Little Big Daughter is in love with her new dress…and so am I.

 
 
I didn’t really use an old t-shirt. I had none witch matched so I got a vest from H&M on the sale for 1 euro.



I love the big bow...it makes the dress ever so girlie...


Summery fabric...



Ruffles…so nice and not so hard to make...


Check out : How to make a t-shirt dress tutorial by Cool People Sew and Dress with ruffeled neckline tutorial by Two Giggle Boxes.

Stay warm and have a lovely Sunday!

Love,
Irina xx

P.S. Linking this post to:

Dresses for Girls Party at Threading My Way
Toys In the Dryer 
Nifty Trifty Sunday 
Polly Want A Crafter
Made by you Monday at Skip To My Lou
Tip me Tuesday at Tip Junkie 
Handmade Tuesdays at Ladybug Blessings 
Take-A-Look Tuesday at Sugar Bee Crafts 
Topsy Turvy Tuesdays at I'm Topsy Turvy 
Uncommon Designs
Posted by Sewandthecity at 09:59
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22 comments:

  1. Pam12 February 2012 at 10:06

    Just gorgeous, Irina!!! So very girlie with the big bow.

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  2. Аня-Крокозяблик12 February 2012 at 12:37

    very, very beatiful dress!
    To use the t-shirt is a great idea, I do the same =)

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  3. Fiona12 February 2012 at 14:07

    I know what you mean about the weather, Irina!! Love the dress - such a shame the weather isn't warm enough for your little girl o wear it right now.

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  4. Mami Made It12 February 2012 at 14:39

    Adorable dress! Very springlike!
    Great how blue and green go together harmoniously.

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  5. Regina12 February 2012 at 15:37

    I don't love winters :(
    I love spring, summer and fall :)

    I can't wait for spring to come, and wear dresses as colorful and pretty like this one. I can see why your daughter is in love with her new dress, it's so pretty!

    ps.: It's so nice that you want to place a grab button from my blog on yours, but I don't know how to make one :( , if you know maybe you can teach me how to make it :)

    Have a lovely Sunday.

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  6. mammafairy12 February 2012 at 18:17

    Lovely dress for a little big girl!

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  7. Anonymous12 February 2012 at 18:49

    Oh my. I LOVE this. If only I was any good at sewing! This may be the pattern that gets me motivated to practice. I'm pinning this and subscribing to your blog! :)

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  8. Janine12 February 2012 at 20:54

    This post made me giggle... H&M makes the best clothes for re-purposing :))) Just been doing the same thing with a t-shirt :) This little dress is so stylish - Love it, great job!! And now lets all hope for warmer days soon! -16 degrees near Vienna today! YIKES!

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  9. Tracey13 February 2012 at 20:02

    Fabulous dress, I love the colours :)

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  10. Miss grant microbe14 February 2012 at 10:03

    Nice dress shown above. As the summer started in many countries, people now buying clothes for summer. That's very good dress for summer.

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  11. Melissa @ LoveBugLiving14 February 2012 at 15:17

    I have this on my list of projects to do. Love the top you found!
    Melissa
    www.lovebugliving.com

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  12. Kristy15 February 2012 at 16:18

    Absolutely darling!!!

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  13. Jill @ KitchenFunWithMy3Sons.com17 February 2012 at 18:17

    Love this! We just posted our 2nd Kitchen Fun and Crafty Friday Link Party and would love for you to share this! http://kitchenfunwithmy3sons.blogspot.com/2012/02/kitchen-fun-and-crafty-friday-link_16.html

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  14. MamaBird19 February 2012 at 20:00

    Love it!

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  15. Bonnie and Trish @ Uncommon5 March 2012 at 23:55

    This is such a beautiful dress! We loved it to much that we featured it on our Facebook page!

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  16. Pam1 September 2012 at 12:53

    Hi Irina, I know you're taking a break, but just in case you check in, I've featured your Summer Dress today...
    http://threadingmyway.blogspot.com/2012/09/threading-your-way-features-dresses-for.html

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  17. Rachel2 September 2012 at 21:37

    Really cute! I love the bow and colors.

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  18. Kathy1 March 2013 at 18:34

    What a cute summer dress

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  19. Mogulinteriordesign17 April 2013 at 06:30

    print on the dress is so pretty, the colors look lovely too! :)
    http://www.mogulinteriordesigns.com/category/68778168461/1/Dresses.htm

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  20. Susan Hey5 July 2016 at 23:36

    I just made this dress, bow and all, for my granddaughter to wear to her birthday party. She loves it. Thank you.

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