A Lemon Tributedress!

Give a Sewcialist some lemons, and she will make a gorgeous lemon dress!

Hello! My name is Sara, a sewist from Norway. Normally you can find me on www.saramadethat.com or instagram @saramadethat. But today I am here, to share with you my finished make for Tribute Month!

I love Instagram, and being there makes me feel like being part of a bigger sewing community. And this spring/summer so many amazing lemon dresses has shown up in my instagram feed. That is why I knew that I had to make a lemon dress for tribute month.

Some of the lemondresses I loved are this two from @sleepless_in_bavria and @rhiannonbrum. They are both woven dresses with a highlighted waist.

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We're on our way home from Tuscany, after being spoilt rotten by my very amazing godparents. I couldn't not pose with a lemon 🍋 tree, while wearing my lemon #sewingetta dress by @tillybuttons !!! We ate the most amazing food, drank fantastic 🍷and spent time with people we ❤️❤️ #summertrip #Tuscany #Italy

A post shared by Bianca (@sleepless_in_bavaria) on Jul 18, 2017 at 4:52am PDT

 

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When life hands you lemons….make a dress! 🍋🍋🍋🍋 So I couldn't help myself. I had to make something with this gorgeous fabric from @pigeonwishes as soon as it arrived as I've been after lemon fabric for an age. The dress is a straight up @gatherkits Mortmain, with a longer length gathered skirt for summer swooshing. It's having its maiden voyage on a London work day; I've got a meeting I'm a bit nervous about so I'm hoping it'll give me the zing I need to get through! 🍋🍋🍋🍋 #lemondress #whenlifegivesyoulemons #mortmain #mortmaindress #gatherpatterns #pigeonwishes #lemonfabric

A post shared by Rhiannon D (she/her) (@rhiannonbrum) on Jul 4, 2017 at 12:18am PDT

To be honest, I am a sewing with knits enthusiast. And I was thinking of making a Moneta dress from Colette patterns, for the same kind of style in a knit fabric. But there was this one dress I could not get out of my head! The Ebony dress from Closet Case Patterns sewn up in a lemon knit fabric by Rachel from Maker style.

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I've got a lemony ebony over on the @harts_fabric blog today! 😍🍋I've been having so much fun wearing this printed dress out. For more fabric details, construction information, and general sewing chats check out the link in my bio 😘 Have you sewn anything with a bold print lately? This usually isn't my style, but there's something so easy about being able to throw on a statement dress and have a whole outfit put together. #sewnwithhart #hartsfabric #artgalleryfabrics #sagefabrics #wearefabrics #sewcialists #sewingblogger #memadeeveryday

A post shared by Rachel A. // Handmade Style (@maker.style) on Mar 28, 2017 at 2:36pm PDT

As I had this exact pattern, and knew where to get the exact fabric, I decided to copy the dress. Because  imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, I hope. I love how Rachel makes clothes that are quit easy looking silhouettes in fabric with awesome prints! You should also check out her podcast, which is great to listen to while you sew!

So off I went, to make my tribute dress! It sewed up so easy. The fabric is flowy but at the same time sturdy to sew. I sewed up a size 10, with no alterations. I chose the dress version with ¾ length sleeves and a scoop neckline.

I tried to take my photos at a place with a simple one colored background. because that is one of the things I love about Rachel’s blog, that her clothes always pop out!

I was a little unsure about the whole tent-dress idea, and I have seen so many great lemondresses in a fit-and-flare style that I made a fabric belt to give my Ebony Dress some more options.

Thank you to the Sewcialists blog for letting me share my make. Thank you to everyone who inspires me with gorgeous creations all year long. And thank you for giving me a kick in the butt, to finally start this dress I have been wanting to make all spring and summer!