Wednesday, April 2, 2014

Sureau dress Like a Dandy

Pattern: Sureau dress by Deer and Doe
Size: 40, with alterations
Alterations: I altered this pattern significantly during the sewalong I did in 2012. The look is pretty much the same, but I added a bust dart.
Fabric: a FANTASTIC cotton batiste called "Like a Dandy", designed by Atelier Brunette and purchased from my lovely sponsor Supercut.

When my lovely boyfriend made me the ultimate birthday present, a coupon from Supercut, I went straight for the Atelier Brunette fabrics, over which I had been pining for months.
Now, these fabric are very expensive for my standards (but much like Liberty, SO WORTH every cent), so I knew I wasn't gonna experiment with them, and go with T'n'T patterns instead.

My first pairing was one of my favoritest dress patterns, the Sureau by Deer and Doe, with the extremely cute bows of "Like a Dandy". Perfect marriage much?

At this point, there's not much more I can say about the Sureau dress: I made it three times (1, 2, 3) and even hosted a sewalong with Eléonore to make it (if you want to make one for yourself, there's all the information you'll need).


Oh yes, just because the bows on the dress aren't enough, I'm also wearing a bow in my hair 'cause I'm cheesy that way.
And I was actually thinking of creating a little tutorial for it, because it's a pretty great scrap buster for me. 

Now, a few details of the dress:

... and finally, to answer the question you were about to ask: what's with the cute puppy?
If you follow me on Instagram, you already know (because I'm posting some massive puppy spam over there), but this little bundle of joy is called Dora and she's our new family member. 

When my previous dog passed away in November, she left such a void in my life, that I wanted to go and adopt a new pet immediately. But then my family convinced me to wait until Spring, because we can't keep dogs in the house and a harsh, snowy winter is not a good time to get a pet used to their new home.
In the meantime, a friend of my father told us that he bred his Border Collie, and asked us if we wanted a puppy. I've always had a huge soft spot for Border Collies, so I couldn't say no! I want to stress the fact that this was a gift, though, as I would never spend money to buy a dog, when shelters are full of lovely creatures to adopt. 

Bloopers XD
Dora has been with us for three weeks, and while she can be high maintenance (she wants to play ALL THE TIME. And she bites. A LOT.), I am completely in love with her and looking forward to all the time we'll spend together. I started some basic training with her and I'm so proud of her already.

So I hope you won't mind seeing her popping up on IG from time to time and over here to help me model new projects (and if you do, I'm sorry, but something's wrong with you! She's the cutest puppy ever! :D ).