That purple with black overlay screams Belle Epoch evening gown to me. It's gorgeous together. The fact that you are using glitter fabric shows your commitment. My daughter calls glitter, " the herpes of the craft world". I have walked five feet away from glitter fabric and still gotten coated with glitter.
I too love full circle skirts but I do not like that they stretch due to the portion that is one the bias cut of the fabric....I now make 8 gore circle skirts...as I lay the pattern piece across the fabric,.I toggle the pattern piece back and forth across the length of the fabric and get a much better result and much more efficient use of the fabric, and since I like my skirt length to be 36 inches or longer, the pattern fits on the fabric better....I do cut each gore out one at a time, so 8 times, but a much better result in the end...i do not need to level the hem of the shirt....also depending on the print of your fabric, you do not get a strange arc of print across the skirt...and lastly, if you cut 16 gores (yes, it gobbles fabric) you get a really full double circle skirt...you do need to narrow the width of the top of the pattern piece....
I haven't finished the video yet .. I'm just SO excited about this spooky strawberry dress 🕸🍓😃 I saw Rachel's last year and LOVED it, can't wait to see your version as well !!!
That is the cutest dress ever, the colour is stunning, the buttons were a good choice. Husband said it matches your hair, he really liked it worn down like that. You’re very graceful, are you a dancer too ?
What I love about things like pumpkin patterned textiles (specifically not cartoony jackolanterns but more autumn feel prints) is that they are absolutely perfect for being Halloween without being gimmicky. Nothing wrong with gimmicky but I love that classy spoopy everyday casual for my daily life.
Here is a tip: find the best fitted simple blouse pattern you have and use that to draft your top. Match the darts, sides, arm holes, and shoulders, then extend to the center front if you feel you are coming up short. I promise you it is the best way to get patterns to fit you when you have no one else to help.
Loving the orange nails. The dress is very pretty, and it's nice that you could wear it with varying amounts of petticoats to change the silhouette according to your mood on the day.
Very cute! I'm loving the slow trickle of fall content. It helps me keep my mind off these Virginia late summer temperatures! SO looking forward to your take on the Spooky Strawberry Dress!
That is just so cute. The neck line being curved in a sweet heart shape really looks good. I just love the cross straps too. I would have gone with a bigger print as I would have been afraid of a busy print but it really does work. Can't wait to see more!
That wide neckline and inward angled strap was a ‘thing’ on dresses, but I never saw that on a pinafore dress. (I was a teenager in the 50’s). I just wrote ‘button the straps’ then had to delete it! Wow! That colour is amazing on you… Loved the ‘Button Burlesque’
Part of the problem with the gapping at the top of the chest is because the dress was drafted for a smaller cup size than what you have. cutting out the size using your upper bust measurement for the bust and doing a FBA should help with both that gapping and the darting towards the arm scythe that often happens as well. FBAs are MAGICAL. Also I LOVE your idea for the spooky strawberry dress!!!
Yes, seconding the FBA! That gives you the curvature you need foe the larger cup size by taking out fullness in the side, rather than using a curved center front seam. It also means the back won’t be too wide and need to be taken in above or below the bust line.
Hon, I think it would be worth your time to make a bodice blank and modify it as needed, instead of having to mess with every single pattern every single time.
@@LadyRebeccaFashions Likely not because even with a sloper you would still need to do mock-ups when you make changes. I agree with Vee Dragon that a sloper would be less frustrating for you.
I hope you will make a matching glitter spider Fascinator or tiny witches hat for the "strawberry" dress spider dress. That would be fun using a big plastic dollar store spider to top it off.🕷️ For me I like all the added flourishes.
That glitter!!! I made a giraffe play mat out of cuddle. It was same same, just instead of glittery, I was all sorts of fuzzy 😂 A month and many dustings and vacuumings later, and I'm still finding pockets of fuzz. Good luck with all of that glitter!
My suggestion for the gaping in the top of the bodice is to trace the smaller size at the high bust grade to the size that fits your waist then perform a full bust adjustment, this adjusts the darts to take up the slack from the gaping top
The jumper is too stinking cute, Rebecca! I would need a zipper because my makeup would get all over it while getting in, and out of it. :P xoxo's Sandie
Firstly, super cute and I'm excited to see your next projects! Secondly, I guess I'm inadvertently participating in Gusse Sax-oween too! 😂 I wanted a pretty spooky dress for an upcoming Halloween band concert. I'm going to use Style Arc's Belle dress and a spooky pumpkiny fabric I found on Etsy! I'm being extra and making my own buttons of polymer clay! I'll share mine on Insta when it's done!
That turned out really cute. I know you are the piping queen and if I were you I would have done either gold or green pipping to help off set the orange and the black. Pretty Dora needs more than just a cameo on your channel, she clearly needs her own channel. That much tortitude needs to be shared with the world, lol. 😉
Love the pumpkin dress!! And I'm excited for your spooky strawberry dress🕸🧙♀️ I just used that same glitter spiderweb fabric for a panel in a Hocus Pocus themed skirt! 🥰
I'm soooooooooo excited for the autumn projects!🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃 I really need to make some pinafore dresses! Love the fabrics you have chosen for all the projects!
Love it! I'm just about to refashion a long brown cord skirt that's too small in the waist into a short pinafor, inspired by your last video. I haven't worn a pinny since I was 8 years old and I'm super excited lol.
Omg I'm living for the red plaid shirt and victory rolls!! Your spooky strawberry dress fabric selection makes me actually want to use glitter tulle 😂 also the striped ribbon is super cute!
So glad you found a front bodice pattern that doesn’t need a centre front seam to make it fit without the ‘gaping’ problem. Hope it usable again for you-saves pattern matching!
That pattern turned out perfectly! I'm so glad the fit issue was do easy, if surprising, to fix. I'm very tempted to go grab that pattern and have a try myself. By the way, I was not notified of this video at all. I was missing seeing your usual post, and had no idea you had already posted it. Maybe you need to ask RU-vid what's hoing on.
You should definitely give it a try! And did you not get the notification from Patreon? This one isn't live to everyone through RU-vid yet, which is why that notification hasn't come up yet, but depending on how you have your Patreon settings, you should probably have gotten a notification that way.
Ooh! I didn't realize; just saw that it had been up 5 days and few seemed to have seen it. 😃 Makes sense now. I was just looking over videos on your channel to try and find something fun to watch. (And I sure did!) I like to re-watch yours. Wish I could still afford to do your Patreon. I'll be back if the medical bills calm down.
The dress looks fabulous with your red hair I love it. I bought your pattern for the purple jumper dress and since we are coming int summer here I am going to make it for myself
You must be crazy busy! I love your vlogs and your energy! I live in FL, or I’d definitely see your play! Good luck on the dresses and break a leg on the stage! 😁
It’s a beautiful pumpkin dress… I always want to add piping to dresses too. I would have avoided the black for the reason you did… I might’ve done the darkest green on the leaves but I make things more complicated than they need to be.
If you have not decided on the Gunne Sax...I suggest you look at vintage Simplicity patterns 9008 or 9335...both of which I have made...they seem to have your jumper vibe...5392 for a sleeved one Although that Gertie pattern would be a great base to recreate a Gunne Sax (at least 9335)
AHHHH THIS IS SO CUTE! I’d love if you could release this as a pattern bc the sweetheart neckline and the cross straps are the most adorable thing everrrrrr!!
Thank you! This one is just too close to the pattern I started with, but you can make anything cross straps pretty easily! (I do recommend a friend to help you, though.)
@@LadyRebeccaFashions I’m going to take inspiration from this and use a cute top pattern I have and attach it to a circle skirt! A potentially silly question, how do you attach the skirt to the top?
@@julzb9187 I just gathered the top of the skirt, pulled up the gathering until it fit the bodice, matched the quarter markings, and then sewed them right sides together. Good luck on yours!
@@LadyRebeccaFashions glitter and fake fur. The 2 worse thing to sew. Made a santa girl masquerade costume once and when I moved 5 years later i still found fake fur in places like behind furnitures and stuff like that.
The fabrics are so pretty! But my experience with metallic print is that it vanishes over time :( I'd hate it if the crows don't have heads anymore in a year or two... might also be because my fabric is jersey
On that first mock up, I think you only needed to lower the front. If you had put the shoulder strap all the way up, I think you could have just cut the front neck lower and not had any of those fit/gapping issues.
Can you please tell me the pattern you used for the Beauty and the Beast dress you’re wearing in the video? Thank you! I just discovered your channel via Stephanie Canada and love your videos! 😊
Hey, I just started watching your channel and I follow a couple other people in sewing as well and I am a beginner sewer. I have been trying to find a good Edwardian skirt pattern that I don't have to print out (I don't have a printer) and I was wondering if I got a Victorian skirt pattern could it be turned into an Edwardian skirt? Thank you!☺️
Welcome! You could get away with it with an 1890s pattern, but I know you can also buy the physical patterns from Truly Victorian, and they have Edwardian patterns too.
Thanks! It's from Target. Though it looks like most sizes/colors are sold out now. www.target.com/p/women-39-s-striped-puff-short-sleeve-button-down-shirt-universal-thread-8482-white-xxl/-/A-81858362
@@wyogrl11 haha thanks! After watching this episode of Lady Rebecca, I was thinking about trying to tackle it again this weekend. We'll see. I also have interview prep on my plate though, so we'll see. 💜