I've heard so many times that the sweetheart neckline is too old-fashioned. Needless to say that I'll never agree with that! Here is my recent vintage inspired dress, based on a Burda Style sweetheart day dress pattern.
Have you ever had a sewing disaster based on a wrong choice of fabric? When instead of a nice cocktail dress you've got a pretty night gown? Or a delicate blouse instead of a classical jacket? Today I'm talking about the easiest ways to avoid this problem.
After all the ecstatic reviews on La Mia Boutique patterns I was looking forward to sew something with them. Here is my first try - a cotton vintage inspired dress from their "Grace Kelly" collection.
I'm seriously in love with polka dots. As soon as I see any polka dots in fabric shops, I rush to check them. And it's quite likely that I'll buy those fabrics. It's such a lovely, retro-inspired print that it's truly hard to resist. I had exactly the same feeling when I was purchasing this polka dot fabric for my Simplicity-based vintage inspired dress.