Friday, February 19, 2016

I've entered the Little Red Dress Contest!

I was browsing through the PatternReview site and saw that they are having a Little Red Dress contest. I LOVE RED! So I signed up for the contest. However, after reviewing the dresses in my closet, I realized that I have lots of Little Red Dresses already!

Red Ponte Knit dress Refashion
Red stretch lace dress

Red sparkle knit dress
 Nonetheless, I have lots of red fabrics in my stash and I have to use them somehow. I went to Pinterest to look for inspirations. I want to make something that I will actually wear on a day to day basis, not just some special occasion gown that requires lots of work but never get worn. I want it to be useful, versatile and beautiful too.

My first thought was to make yet another sweater dress. I have made lots of sweater dresses and I wear them often in the colder months. I was thinking perhaps I could make one with my stash wine red sweater knit but add a slight twist to it:







Then I thought perhaps I could do a sporty dress with the Polartec Windbloc fabrics in my stash:



And then I looked at the big roll of red boucle fabrics in my stash and thought I should make something that can be worn to the office:


Finally I saw my tomato red ponti fabric and thought, 'why not a wrap dress?':


What do you think? I really don't know what I want to make for this contest! And time is ticking along! I don't have much time left to ponder on what to make that is useful and beautiful for me to wear. Any suggestions?



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8 comments:

  1. SueFebruary 20, 2016 at 5:44 AM

    Can't beat a wrap dress.

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    1. LovenickyFebruary 20, 2016 at 8:27 AM

      Thanks Sue! A wrap dress is very useful for different occasions.

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  2. RennieFebruary 20, 2016 at 8:21 PM

    What about a shirt dress? I have cami dress pdf by Pauline Alice if you want (short waisted ao wouldnt suit me) rloharris@hotmail.com

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    1. LovenickyFebruary 20, 2016 at 9:01 PM

      Thanks so much for your offer! So generous! Unfortunately that shape of dress doesn't really suit me. It usually makes me look bigger! But thanks nonetheless! ;-)

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  3. Sarah LizFebruary 21, 2016 at 11:18 PM

    You don't have a wrap dress, so this would be a great opportunity to try one to see how it works for you.

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    1. LovenickyFebruary 23, 2016 at 3:16 PM

      Thanks Sarah Liz! A wrap dress is truly a timeless and versatile piece of clothing.

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  4. jenny_oFebruary 23, 2016 at 12:38 AM

    Maybe a colour block sweater dress? You would get lots of wear from it, and it would be different from your other red dresses. Looking forward to whatever you end up making. All your work is beautiful.

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    1. LovenickyFebruary 23, 2016 at 3:17 PM

      Thanks Jenny! I do have a soft spot for sweater dresses and I do wear them a lot. It will probably be worn more often than the other type of dresses.

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