Saturday 22 August 2015

One Bettine, two Bettine,

I made another Bettine dress out of a charity shop cotton duvet cover I bought for £4.50 - there is still loads left! I totally copied a gorgeous linen version I saw on instagram!


This time I made a size 6 top and graded down to a size 5 at the waist and used the size 5 for the skirt.


I have worn it on a couple of occasions and am very pleased with how it turned out!


I have plans for one more Bettine - a winter version in black lightweight denim - the fabric is washed and ready to go but it is bottom of the sewing list as it is an autum/winter garment. Do you have a sewing list? Mine is just a rough idea of what I want to make and the order they are in depends mostly on what I fancy doing most!!

  I have been doing quite a bit of refashioning too - a couple of skirts for my daughter (I keep forgetting to get photos!) and I chopped up a maxi dress that I love but haven't worn this year (due to the usual excess boobage issue meaning that I had to wear it with a top underneath which kind of defeats the purpose of a cooling maxi dress!). So I turned it into a maxi skirt instead and hope I will get a little more wear out of it. Sadly I can't seem to extract the before photo I took and put on instagram, but here is an after shot:


I hope you are having a fine weekend, making the most of today's sunshine that otherwise seems to have mostly abandoned our summer!

  Thanks for stopping by!

            Su xx


10 comments:

  1. Su, I love that Bettine! I know which photo you are talking about too on IG. I want to make a striped one just like it. Sadly I don't have that linen. However, I got some Kaufman railroad denim which I am hoping will work on it. I am still debating about the weight which is medium?

    I love your refashion. These days I'm the same, if something doesn't get worn I try to refashion it into something else or pass it on! Looking forward to your next Bettine!

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    1. I think it will work in a heavier denim - it might not be as drapey and you might need to go up a size but I think it will look great!!

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  2. Lovely dress and a great bit of recycling! I'm just making my first Bettine and I can see that it's a pattern that will get used again.

    Thestylishstitcher.blogspot.com

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  3. Lovely dress and a great bit of recycling! I'm just making my first Bettine and I can see that it's a pattern that will get used again.

    Thestylishstitcher.blogspot.com

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    1. Hello Catherine!! - I can't wait to see your Bettine! I suppose it is obvious but I think it is a great pattern!

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  4. Lovely dress and a great bit of recycling! I'm just making my first Bettine and I can see that it's a pattern that will get used again.

    Thestylishstitcher.blogspot.com

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  5. Oh I like this stripey version. Really cute. It has such a great silhouette I expect you will really enjoy wearing it. Great work on the dress to skirt refashion too. What did you do add a zip to close or use elastic? I have a beautiful hot pink silk dress that I have worn once. I need to make it into a skirt or chuck it out.

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    1. I was totally lazy and just folded the top over to make a casing and then put elastic in it!!!!

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  6. Lovely Bettine. My pattern is still uncut and as you mention is a bit far down my sewing list at the moment. I want to make a ponte roma one for autumn. Jo x

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    1. oooooh! A Ponte one will be super snuggly! Perfect for winter!

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