I made an Anna dress, by By Hand London, to wear on Christmas day. I had a very pleasant Christmas Eve making it, while watching lots of old movies. It was going to be a birthday Anna as I’ve had the pattern and fabric for some time, but I missed by birthday (back in November) and it took me until the Christmas break to find the time.
Now I know why everyone loves this dress so much. It was a really quick make and it fits perfectly! I love the front pleats, they give a lovely finish & are a nice unusual detail. I graded between two sizes to get a smaller fit on the top, grading to a larger size at the bottom of the bodice and on the skirt. As you can see I cut the fabric along the selvedge for the skirt and against the selvedge for the bodice. I was too lazy to attempt pattern matching!
The fabric is a President Holland fabric, an African-style wax block print. It has a lovely waxy feel to it. I bought it from a shop on the Goldhawk Road when I was last in London. I was actually there for a friend’s birthday so didn’t get to the Goldhawk Road until Sunday when most shops are closed:( Luckily there were a couple of shops open so I did manage to treat myself. I bought quite a few metres so have lots left – I’m thinking this fabric would make great cushions.
And, as it was made for Christmas, here is the dress in front of our Christmas tree.
December 26, 2013 at 10:23 pm
The fabric is out of this world LOVE it 🙂 tha’ts one beautiful dress
January 1, 2014 at 3:43 pm
Thank you. I need to decide what to make with the leftover fabric now. I do think it would make great cushions. And of course I need to make another Anna dress!
December 27, 2013 at 9:44 am
Beautiful dress, I love the fabric! I hope you had a good Christmas.
January 1, 2014 at 3:41 pm
Thanks so much. The wax block print fabrics are all lovely – it was hard to pick one!
December 30, 2013 at 7:44 pm
Fabulous fabric!!
January 1, 2014 at 3:38 pm
Thank you! I loved your Anna dresses. I’m hoping to make a few more Annas soon too.
January 5, 2014 at 5:38 pm
That is a truly amazing and inspiring dress! I have been so out of the loop with reading up on other people’s blogs for a couple of months now, so it’s very impressive to see how well you have been getting on. Making me feel like I should be making more of an effort :{ Very well done and I hope you felt suitably special when wearing it.
January 5, 2014 at 7:28 pm
Thanks very much. I hope you get some time for crafting soon. I was lucky to get some time over Christmas.
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May 17, 2014 at 10:23 pm
This is a fabulous dress and you are one talented, creative lady! I feel the need to splash comments everywhere, especially for your fabric choices x
May 18, 2014 at 8:56 am
Thank you! I almost wore this yesterday to the meet-up:)
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