tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-156414460800826239.post2513943420628856296..comments2024-01-10T17:09:12.950+00:00Comments on The Little Red Squirrel: Happy World Book Day! And a question...Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10143139544737113289noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-156414460800826239.post-9219098326123963012012-03-02T19:43:50.433+00:002012-03-02T19:43:50.433+00:00Erm, I don't know about the fabric... but I lo...Erm, I don't know about the fabric... but I loved The Little Stranger!Sarah Rooftopshttp://www.sarahrooftops.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-156414460800826239.post-22719543993917180252012-03-01T23:19:59.604+00:002012-03-01T23:19:59.604+00:00I made a princess seamed, long sleeved shirt dress...I made a princess seamed, long sleeved shirt dress last year out of 2 metres of 45 inch fabric. It had a pretty narrow, rather short skirt, and I'm very short (only 5 ft.) and I didn't have much leftover after. The unaltered pattern (vintage 1963) actually calls for 4 1/2 yards of 35 inch fabric, and it has short sleeves and a pretty full skirt. I'm pretty sure that you could probably get a shirt dress out of your fabric: say about 2 metres for the skirt panels and then you're left with another 2 metres for the bodice which would probably be more than enough. Scanning through vintage pattern envelope backs on Etsy also seems to support the idea that you should be able to make a shirt dress out of that fabric if you take some of the width out of the skirts. Best of luck!Sabrinahttp://mala-14.livejournal.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-156414460800826239.post-52132376668875307822012-03-01T23:03:42.483+00:002012-03-01T23:03:42.483+00:00Kewl! I recommend retro apron (won't need a hu...Kewl! I recommend retro apron (won't need a huge amount of yardage and you can use all the off cuts to make flounces/ ruching for the edges). OR lining for a 'reading' jacket (you'll need abubble pipe to go with it though).Tjhttp://theperfectnose.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-156414460800826239.post-79759560201842756782012-03-01T16:38:51.817+00:002012-03-01T16:38:51.817+00:00You are slender enough that you should be able to ...You are slender enough that you should be able to eke out a narrow-skirted, short-sleeved shirtwaist dress. There are any number of current patterns that would do nicely. You may have to piece yardage. If you can't get a whole dress, I'd go for a skirt, and make/buy jewel-toned blouses to wear with it. What a fabulous fabric find!LinBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-156414460800826239.post-16492351006117968252012-03-01T15:22:35.195+00:002012-03-01T15:22:35.195+00:00What fabulous fabric indeed! If you wanted to use ...What fabulous fabric indeed! If you wanted to use it for a dress, what if you did something to make the print go further by making the skirt in the fabric, the bodice in white, and collar and cuffs in the print? Something like that? Then you could possibly trim pockets on the skirt in white to pull the white into the skirt?Tasha @ By gum, by golly!http://blog.bygumbygolly.com/noreply@blogger.com