It reminded me of my grandmother. I remember her showing up at my house in the mid-1980s, at around 75 years of age, wearing a pair of loud cabbage-rose print pants; her comment was, "Aren't these pants fun?" So, when I saw this fabric, I thought of my Grammy's "fun" pants, and decided I should have a dress in a "fun" print; thus, this fabric followed me home from my trip to Philly with GMarie.
Happily, there's enough for a "fun" summer dress, too. Not that I wear "fun" prints much, but this one made me smile, and it is a pretty pink, after all!
And since I had plenty of this plum colored knit, and it's so nice and soft, it became the view I've made before. (I was wearing this top in turquoise the day I laid out the fabric and pattern pieces, and my dearly beloved complimented me on it. I love it when he compliments me, after all these decades.)
Although this fabric was marked as being 1.5 yards, it was really around 3 yards (hooray for when people make measurement errors in my favor!), and there's enough for a sun dress, if the weather ever decides to stay warm. We'll revisit that idea in June, I think.
13 comments:
I love it when my husband compliments me too. The dress is really pretty and I love that it reminds you of your grandma. The plum color looks really good on you! Enjoy your weekend Marjie.
Beautiful dress! I LOVE that pink floral print!
Love 'em all, and the peek at the skirt in the last photo too.
I like the purple one best but you make them all look good.
I like the purple, too. And the first dress in the 'fun' fabric. Lucky you that your husband notices!
Purple is a fantastic colour on a red head, I like pink as well. One day I WILL start sewing again :) Diane
I loved that sweet grammy story.
I think you were my twin in another life.
That is a really fun dress and I don't think it's loud at all - but then we've seen some of the prints I wear ;)
Love those deep purple tops and the print skirt - super cute! g
I'm growing jealous of your closet. I can only imagine the selection!
The rose print dress is just lovely, and the wonderful cut and finishing of it reminds me of my maternal grandmother, my Nana, who was a tailor. Like you, Nana made dresses that fitted her perfectly and flattered her.
And then the purple tops! Wow, dear Marjie. The shoulder-free one is great and I would love to see you wearing the new "view" - it has shape that says "charm" to me.
I like "fun" prints. We all need more fun in our lives.
oh – I always look forward to your sewing posts and keen to see you model your new creations :-) that pink flowered dress is just gorgeous! :-)
Hsin-Yi
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