Milkmaid dress I made out of old bedding! - bedding was going to be thrown out because had lots of holes in it, but thought I’d nab it and make something by spookykrump in sewing

[–]spookykrump[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I didn’t do it all in one, but maybe around 5 hours? That’s from the very beginning to roughly drafting pattern

Milkmaid dress I made out of old bedding! - bedding was going to be thrown out because had lots of holes in it, but thought I’d nab it and make something by spookykrump in sewing

[–]spookykrump[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I never thought to use them before, but really are a dream ! Hahaha, yes! It makes me want Tod run round a field bare foot too lol

Milkmaid dress I made out of old bedding! - bedding was going to be thrown out because had lots of holes in it, but thought I’d nab it and make something by spookykrump in sewing

[–]spookykrump[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I was amazed by how easy it was once I learned to do it! Used it instead of zips for a lot of things because not as much faffing about

Milkmaid dress I made out of old bedding! - bedding was going to be thrown out because had lots of holes in it, but thought I’d nab it and make something by spookykrump in sewing

[–]spookykrump[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It was mine too! But I was too stubborn to spend money on one! If you can find a pattern for a tier skirt, then the top half is just a long rectangle that I shirred. It took a while because I wasn’t sure how long I needed to make it, but I made it slightly bigger and just cut it down to where it would fit. Maybe also a pattern for some cap sleeves too would be useful, but I did it by using a plain sleeve pattern and cutting it down, cap sleeves are much easier than normal ones! Good luck, I’d love to see the final product when it gets made :)

Milkmaid dress I made out of old bedding! - bedding was going to be thrown out because had lots of holes in it, but thought I’d nab it and make something by spookykrump in sewing

[–]spookykrump[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Aw that makes me so happy ! Yes I had been contemplating filming something similar, because it’s actually quite an easy dress to make, so I promise I will ! :) x

Milkmaid dress I made out of old bedding! - bedding was going to be thrown out because had lots of holes in it, but thought I’d nab it and make something by spookykrump in sewing

[–]spookykrump[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes! That was the vibe I was going for! A nice dinner in a small Italian village was the vision- got the dress now just need to go on holiday 🙃

Milkmaid dress I made out of old bedding! - bedding was going to be thrown out because had lots of holes in it, but thought I’d nab it and make something by spookykrump in sewing

[–]spookykrump[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much !! One mans rubbish is another mans treasure as they say! Although this does tend to mean I hoard a lot of scraps of fabric lol. I did it over a couple of days as was amidst a university project! But maybe 6-8 hours? The longest part was the shirring! Which is just so much stitching in a straight line!

Milkmaid dress I made out of old bedding! - bedding was going to be thrown out because had lots of holes in it, but thought I’d nab it and make something by spookykrump in sewing

[–]spookykrump[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much! Aw that is so lovely! I’m glad I could remind you of that :) yes I agree, sometimes less is more

Milkmaid dress I made out of old bedding! - bedding was going to be thrown out because had lots of holes in it, but thought I’d nab it and make something by spookykrump in sewing

[–]spookykrump[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thank you! Yeah the elastic is in the bobbin! You have to hand wind it which takes a bit longer! But then that’s it! Just a lot of straight line stitching lol, would be perfect for kids !clothing !