#patchwork dresses

[vincentbriggs]

Here are some (not very good) photos of me wearing it! I'll have to get some better ones at my parents house later, because there is absolutely no good space to take photos in my apartment. I don't have any other 1830's things to go with it, and don't currently have plans to make any. I just wanted this dressing gown specifically.

Anyways! There are 6,957 triangles, all sewn together by machine, but most of the actual garment construction is by hand. The unevenness from all the patchwork seam allowances made it very fussy, and the tailoring took at least twice as long as it would have in a normal fabric. The velvet was also a challenge, being the soft drapey wobbly kind, but I managed. I accidentally made my triangles a bit smaller than the ones on the original (C. 1835, Powerhouse Museum collection.) which means there are more triangles than there had to be, but that's ok. I really enjoyed doing the patchwork, it's the most wonderfully soothing brainless task ever and I will definitely make more patchwork things.

I'm very happy with how it turned out! It's comfortable and fits pretty well, and is warm but not excessively so.

I kept timesheets for everything, and I haven't added them up yet, but once I do I'll know exactly how long all of this took.

I also filmed it, but the youtube video won't be out for quite a while, because I still have to write and record some more stuff and then edit a very very very very large amount of clips.

[historical-fashion-polls]

[mididressobsessed]

Source: us.shein.com

[fox-guardian]

doing Sam's outfits is slightly harder than expected because I'm fighting the urge to just put him in cute outfits while I'm trying to draw what I think he would Actually wear. not just what he'd slay in, but what he would actually own and wear under the given circumstances.

like I keep picturing him in mock/turtlenecks for work, classy but comfortable, and I just Feel like he wouldn't actually wear an off the shoulder top with a scarf as a shawl and a choker to stand in for the mockneck vibe, even though it would Slay. I feel like he'd think that's too Scandalous for work, at least since he hasn't worked there that long, it's not time to get Wild and start showing Shoulder yet.

I also don't think he'd own a gorgeous fitted dress with gold chains and a slew of gold jewelry. Not because he would never want to wear it but because He Doesn't Make That Kinda Money.

I do think he'd own a silly little onesie tho. As a treat.

[vinceaddams]

This whole youtube plagiarism thing makes me very glad that my videos are basically impossible to copy in a quick & easy way.

[oracle-fae]

absolutely magical dresses

[retroreverbs]

[cicada-heart]

i made this dress myself on my vintage singer sewing machine ❤️🎀 i used fabric scraps from a curtain, tablecloth, and a satin dress. this is the first garment i’ve sewed, it’s far from perfect and took me much longer than it should have (my creative process is heavily based on trial and error lol) but it’s so wonderful and satisfying to have a dress i made for free with my own two hands ✨🌿

will definitely be making more of my own summer clothes this year! ☀️

etsy // patreon

[littlealienproducts]

Handmade Quilted Patchwork Plaid/Gingham Dress by MouseDarlingCo

[rawrbees]

I went to the Powerhouse Museum today and saw the famous dressing gown from 1935, and I have to say I was ecstatic

[seraphimatourova]

Since I have no idea what to post… here (even more collected)

[zegalba]

Junya Watanabe: patchwork dress, Fall/Winter 2002

[liefst]

really happy with how my dress turned out ! i took it out for a walk to the market today and it's really comfortable <3

[dinosaurcharcuterie]

Do I need more clothes? No, probably not.

But I've got all these squares now. And I did math and adjusted my skirt pattern. And the bodice pieces are already cut out.

And, and... I would have to turn these into an actual quilt if I don't, and I'm pretty much out of materials to do that.

[crewneck]

im endlessly fascinated by clothing tags from the 1970s. this is my niche little obsession and i get incredibly excited when i find pieces at the thrift for cheapppppp

[11oh1]