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Sewing: Tiki Ready Bombshell Dress
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Tiki Ready Bombshell Dress

Lining & Waist Stay

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This project was made as part of a Craftsy course:
Sew Retro: Perfect Fit Bombshell Dress »

Difficulty:

Category: Sewing

Type of item: Clothing

For: Women

Style: Retro / Vintage


Materials

Stretch Cotton Fashion Fabric, Cotton Lining, Muslin, Spiral Steel Boning, Boning Casing, Twill Tape, Grosgrain Ribbon, Pant Hook & Bar, Dress Zipper

What was your inspiration?

My friend was having a Tiki-inspired bridal shower and I thought this would be the most absolutely perfect dress to make!

What are you most proud of?

This was the first project in a while where I genuinely enjoyed every stitch. It felt awesome to work on a project that at the end result I was happy with the quality of sewing & the fit! Thanks Gertie for all the amazing tips and tricks!

 

18 comments

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innerwave on craftsy.com
Apr 11, 2013    Flag as inappropriate
Great job - looks gorgious! Nice fabric too.
clemmiean1163530 on craftsy.com
Jan 16, 2013    Flag as inappropriate
What a beautiful dress--the style, colors and fabric pattern are so lovely on you!!! And your eyeglasses are also the bomb....
Lafleurgoddess on craftsy.com
Jan 19, 2013   Flag as inappropriate
Thank you so very much!
jlgsewsandknits on craftsy.com
Oct 23, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
Wow!
oonaballoona on craftsy.com
Sep 18, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
hot, mama!!!
Jamie Ferguson on craftsy.com
Sep 17, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
The dress is lovely - you did a fabulous job!
Uglybeat on craftsy.com
Sep 16, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
Great job! I have yet to start this class----looks like quite the project! You did a fantastic job of fitting, and your lining is lovely as well.
mr.style on craftsy.com
Sep 10, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
THIS IS MY LOVE MAKING DRESS AND THINGS
lanina on craftsy.com
Sep 10, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
I love how the dress turned out. It's a great fabric choice and you look gorgeous!
Maopa on craftsy.com
Sep 10, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
Love the dress!! You did awesome:)
Scheri Manson on craftsy.com
Sep 09, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
What a bold beautiful print.....thats a bombshell dress. Enjoy the bridal shower.
Davesmom on craftsy.com
Sep 09, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
That is a lovely dress!!!
soulsurfersteph on craftsy.com
Sep 09, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
I like the coordinated headband!
JeanGray on craftsy.com
Sep 09, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
Really well done. Love the fabric and the criss-cross in the back!
Lafleurgoddess on craftsy.com
Sep 09, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Thank you so very much; I thought the fabric was a bit bold but it ended up looking pretty good!
mebacher on craftsy.com
Sep 09, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
This is the standard right here! excellent job!
Lafleurgoddess on craftsy.com
Sep 09, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Thank you :)
Rosefolly on craftsy.com
Sep 11, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
I have a couple projects to finish before I start my on dress, but so far I am enjoying people's fabric choices. I really like this one. And the criss-cross straps are perfect.