16.11.07

"i will try anyhow" dress



"I will try anyhow"* dress

"I will try anyhow"* dress







  • Created: november 2, 2007

  • Pattern: my own, but everyday i seem to find a picture of where the inspiration for this dress came from

  • Fabric: striped blue and white lightweight denim

  • Makes Me Think Of These Fond Memories: being struck with inspiration enough to design and sew this dress in a day, being proud of designing a dress simple enough to make in one day, having time away from tova while the neighbors pitched in to watch her, making a sleeve design that didn't make me curse its existence.

  • And, The Not-So-Fond Memories: having to rip out a couple seams, neglecting tova, having to use the butt-holer function on my sewing machine, hand-sewing buttons on the dress (am THE laziest hand-sewer on the planet).






21 comments:

alysha said...

I love this dress!

erica-knits said...

Wow I didn't know you had a blog! Very cool, I found it on your comment on Jenny's post.

Denise said...

I love the collar of your dress!!

claudia said...

Pretty dress! Love the fabric.

Anonymous said...

I did not realise you had a blog. This is wonderful. I hope you consider making patterns for sale at some point. You rally have a knack for it.

my name is elly said...

thanks everyone! i've been pulled in so many directions lately, so this blog has had to sit alone in a corner for a couple months. that's why i've been missing out on all your lovely comments. i'm such a neglectful blog-mother -- this baby needs some attention!

bettyninja said...

Snappy collar! Perfect fabric for it.

Anonymous said...

oh, i didn't know you had a blog!
i love this dress so much. hope i can buy one one day:)

Stephanie Fazio (aka lealou) said...

this dress is gorgeous! i love the detail.

meg said...

this is just perfect. do you sell your designs or patterns?

Anonymous said...

I'm still in love with this dress. If you ever consider selling one, please drop me a note: marianne [dot]zipzestzing [at]gmail [dot] com

Kelly said...

Lovely dress! I found you through shim + sons and am so in love with your work! do you sell your dresses? -kb

Anonymous said...

I found you through Wiksten - and I love this dress!

Will you be offering them for sale?

Love your work!

anabela / fieldguided said...

Hi! I found this blog yesterday and last night I had a dream about this dress. It's wonderful.

~S~ said...

i love this dress! And i LOVE your slouch hat. Do you sell these items and can i buy? pretty please?

erica said...

elly, i don't know how i didn't know about this site, but i just saw sally's photos of the dress, and i love how it looks buttoned up.

i guess i'll stand in line now and wait patiently in case you might start selling this dress...:)

melissa said...

I love this dress. I found your site via shim and sons, and I must say, you've got great style! I'll have to visit here more often!

Particulars said...

Like the others who have commented, I came upon your blog from the Shim and Sons blog. What a lovely dress you have created. I too would like to find out if you accept orders.

Anonymous said...

beautiful design! i also found you through shim + sons. i'd love a dress like this... do you sell your patterns or dresses??? i guess everyone wants to know. :)

Unknown said...

this dress is gorgeous!!!

Jess said...

Just wondering whether this dress is for sale? I love it.