Sewing my perfect LATE SUMMER + EARLY FALL DRESS using a vintage sewing pattern! 🍁🍂☀️

[@MadeByMelm]

Hi everyone! What have you been sewing recently? Let me know in the comments below! 😊

[@PandoraSummer-d9v]

That pretty dress deserves to be made in solids: green, pink, white and black. Such a classic dress! Great job.

[@MadeByMelm]

I agree, it will really shine in a solid fabric! Maybe in something with a little more drape too. Thanks for watching! 😊

[@bettyhappschatt3467]

Do not worry: the good fit of the dress shows off the princess seams. I like the invisibility of the seams so the dress looks magical. I would like to see how you neaten raw edges of the seam allowances.

[@MadeByMelm]

Thank you so much for the compliment on the fit! I don't have a serger so I usually use a zig-zag stitch or mock overclock stitch to finish the raw edges. For this particular project, I didn't finish the raw edges as they are all enclosed in the lining (although I probably should have for extra longevity!) 😄

[@connienash3666]

Beautiful dress! The binding really completes the dress.

[@MadeByMelm]

Thank you so much! I agree, the binding really brings it together 😊

[@cindy7702]

Love that dress.. All seasons... My favourite.. Right now I am making Christmas gifts.. Yup.. I started early

[@MadeByMelm]

Thanks for watching, glad you like the dress! You are so smart to start your Christmas sewing early! 😊

[@nancywilliams7833]

Wonderful job of making this dress. I appreciate your explanations. I don't think you need a belt because the dess is lovely and as you noted the print is "busy" anyway. Your use of the bias binding calls the viewer's attention to the collar and it really dresses up the outfit. Lining always takes a dress up to the next level, and you never have to find a separate slip to go with it. I look forward to your next sewing project. Thanks for sharing.

[@MadeByMelm]

Thank you so much! I'm glad you like the dress, and I agree it probably doesn't need a belt anyways! Thanks for watching and commenting 😊

[@mariamurray7675]

What a beautiful dress. Great pattern and pairing of fabrics. Thank you for sharing the steps that you followed :).

[@MadeByMelm]

Thank you for watching and commenting, I'm glad you liked the finished result! 😊

[@wildflowerwind6941]

Love that dress. Love the fabric choices and glad you lined it.

[@MadeByMelm]

Thank you so much! Yes, so glad I lined it too! Thanks for watching! 😊

[@marisolreyes6502]

Excellent Mel. I’ve recently started sewing my favorite dresses from my pattern collection from the 1970s/1980s (I grew up in the 70s). In the early 2000s I donated box loads of 1970s/1980s patterns because I thought “time to unload them”…..fast forward 20 some years later I so regret it. Luckily I did keep some patterns I just couldn’t part with, and have sewn some which I love. Just pulled out a Vogue pattern from 1979 which I’m getting ready to cut up and sew. You do a wonderful job sewing, and your simple tips and overall review of your final makes are great.

[@MadeByMelm]

I'm glad you still have some of your 70s/80s pattern collection left! Thank you for watching and leaving such a nice comment. Goodluck on your Vogue 1979!😊

[@Lighthouse1852]

Bullseye! Wonderful. If I were you I'd make it again and again. A solid color, sleeveless. I saw a very expensive one like that (Bottega?) in a mustard yellow, except the closure was a placket of nice buttons in the front. Alternatively in a lightweight wool crepe or challis it would make a great dress for winter to be worn over a blouse with a perfectly matching collar (just adapt the pattern!) , or over a turtleneck. Belt and footwear options would create different looks.

[@MadeByMelm]

Thank you so much for your comment! I agree that wool crepe would be absolutely stunning for fall! Or maybe even rayon crepe or Challis for something drapery and dressy. Thanks for the inspiration! 😊

[@wlmcfarl]

Great dress! I often struggle with bias binding too. It looks so simple. I also don't practise it often enough so there's that. Look forward to your fall makes.

[@MadeByMelm]

You are right, the binding seems so simple until there are corners and curves thrown in! I need to practice as well. Thanks for watching and commenting! 😊

[@Handbagqueen23]

How talented you are this was a hard make in parts well done

[@MadeByMelm]

Thank you so much! Yes, it was definitely tough in some places 😊

[@happyshopper570]

loved your dress!! i am sewing up a swimsuit and the etta dress by merchant and mills. the etta dress is in anticipation for the coming cooler weather (i can't wait!!! it is so hot this year!!)

[@MadeByMelm]

Ooh I love the look of the Etta dress! In fact, all of Merchant and Mill's patterns look lovely, I need to make a point of trying them out! Have fun with your project, thanks for watching! 😊

[@Getonmylevelgamingmc]

Im more of a 5402 pattern guy but it looks great!

[@MadeByMelm]

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[@judithorr7580]

Great job!

[@MadeByMelm]

Thank you very much!