As you may have noticed by now, I do have a mild addiction for Lillestoff fabrics. Back in September, they announced this beautiful fabric which I absolutely needed. 3 months later (yes 3!) they finally released it – Can you actually “release” a fabric? But anyway. In a moment of shock I ordered 3 metres and quickly changed it to 4. I was planning big things and those fabrics sometimes sell out within hours, believe it or not.
When it finally arrived, I was understandably very nervous. With trembling hands I put it in the washing machine and with still trembling hands (lots of tea got spilled in the meantime) I hung it on the laundry rack. And then, finally, it was time to cut it. But I couldn’t. I was far too nervous and suddenly I had doubts about the main project and how it would be received by others. Would they like it? Or find me ridiculous? I decided to make a pair of leggings as a warm up.
My son was fascinated and kept staring at my legs from various angles and asking questions about it. Resulting in: Mum, why are there two explosions on your bum? What an unexpected question! What was I supposed to answer? What would you say:
This is how I see it:
pattern: leggings Lillian by pattydoo, fabric: Experimente by Lillestoff, design by Susalabim
To be honest, the intense interest by a 6-year-old, who really kept examining the design, made me wonder a tiny bit if it was actually meant to be a design for grown ups.
So, to compare age groups, I made two pieces for babies for friends of mine who happen to be a chemistry teacher and a pharmacist. The friends, not the babies.
Babyshirt from Kinderleicht by Pauline Dohmen (klimperklein)
Knopftunika and leggings from Babyleicht by Pauline Dohmen (klimperklein)
Okay, okay, I know this looks cute. But seriously, have you ever seen a set of baby clothes that did not look cute? That doesn’t actually mean that the fabric is not initially meant to be for grown ups and very mature persons. I could show you zillions of examples, I just don’t feel like it right now.
Since I am usually dressed very elegantly, I wouldn’t be able to wear the leggings anywhere outside the house. That and the fact that I still had about 3m of fabric left made me overcome my doubts and go back to the initial plan to make a beautiful, elegant and yet comfortable dress.
pattern: Gloria by Milchmonster
The darts at the back make it a bit too tight. Only time will tell if I am going to lose that pound or the darts. And it is not cut badly out of the grainline I just haven’t pulled it down properly plus the dress has a A-line skirt with a round hem.
As you can see in this picture, I did manage quite well to match the stripes (which vary a bit in width unfortunately), however, as said before, the stripes aren’t ideal for a round hem. But it is certainly not a reason not to combine the very flattering and practical Gloria (breastfeeding friendly) with this fabric made for me.
So, I am really happy with my combination of fabric and pattern, even though there will be ignorants people who wouldn’t consider this to be the perfect match.
If only I had mustard woolen tights to go with them… Or should I just make myself a pair of mustard leggings? But will I win that direct competition with the cute baby girl? Hmm.
But for now over to RUMS, to share and see what others have made.
This is a great dress!
Also from behind! I can’t see what should be wrong there on the photo! You can definitivly wear that one out of the house!
Thank you. I guess one can’t see it on the photo. It is just a bit too stretched at the back. If I opened the darts again, it would probably look a bit better. But that feels wrong as I would want a tiny bit of weight (around my tummy) so I keep the darts as motivation. I will definitely wear it but I guess, some people will find the design a bit too childish for a grown up.
Such a great dress! And the fabric is perfect also for adults. I‘m surprised that the stripes fit so well with a wrap dress.
Thank you. Only the top section is wrapped. But I did wonder about that part before I went for it. In the end the decision was easy. At the moment I can only wear dresses that would allow breastfeeding ” in emergencies” so there would have been no point in choosing a different pattern.
I think it´s perfect!
Thank you!
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