Every so often I do take a fancy to a bit of new fabric.
As opposed to the vintage variety that is my stock-in-trade.
Yesterday was one of those days.
I was in town, shopping.
I usually try to stay away from town and it’s temptations, but I needed supplies: sewing thread and bits to finish off a couple of pendants.
Whilst passing through John Lewis I spotted this piece of Amy Butler gorgeousness, on sale at half price…
It’s called Hopscotch, from Amy’s Cameo collection. As soon as I saw it I thought “that would make a lovely frock”.
A dress with a peter pan collar, I thought. A neat, retro-styled, gamine-ish, flattering frock. So I bought enough to make myself one.
Which was before I looked on Amy Butler’s website – and spotted this picture!
Great minds think alike, eh?!
So now I’m on the hunt for the perfect frock pattern.
If you think you’ve spotted one (whether vintage or new) do let me know! ♥
Will look thru my stash of patterns and let you know….may take a while! Lovely fabric.
Ooh, thank you! You must have a lot of patterns!
I tried looking for the one I pictured from Amy Butler’s site, but that pattern doesn’t appear to be one of hers. Or maybe it’s been discontinued.
You were so right to pick that up. And think what you could do with the leftovers!
Simplicity 1609 is what you are looking for 1960s revamp into a new pattern….let me know how you get on…daisy x
It’s not a Peter Pan collar and it’s not vintage but you might want to consider the Coletterie Hawthorn pattern. She’s doing a sew a long too so you will get plenty of added advice in making the dress. x
I do quite like that frock – will have a think about that one! Wonder if I could use the short sleeves from the top, but on the dress? Hmmm…
You can use the short sleeves for the dress, that’s the beauty of the Colette patterns, everything is interchangeable. I have the Hazel dress pattern, hoping I’ll be able to make a wearable version in time for my holiday. 🙂
It’s Miz Mozelle, a Jamie Christina pattern. Love your blog, pendants and brooches, btw 🙂
Thank you! You mean the Amy Butler frock I pictured? I will have to look that one up!