Since, where I am, we are on lockdown, I decided this Easter to bring out the decorations as much as possible. The tablecloth is a piece of barkcloth my Mom gave to me a bit ago. I love the color and know enough about barkcloth that I am not cutting that up. Instead, I just hemmed the edges.
The chair covers are one of those thrift store disappointments turned into a lucky find. I bought what I thought was 3 meters of linen for €10 back in February at my favorite thrift store. When I unfolded it completely when I got home, rather than a small bit of embroidering near the hem, there were three large cut out and embroidered pieces in the middle of the fabric. I threw the fabric to the corner until I decided I wanted to have a nice Easter dinner outside.
I realized the cutouts in the linen just happened to be the same shape as the back of the chairs. I drafted a patter, cut everything out, sewed it up, and have two nice white linen chair covers for the garden chairs.
The bunny on a top hat was just fun. I bought that when I went out to get hand sanitizer.
Not the greatest picture but it works! This is the dress I made out of some silk blend I got at Fabric Mart. The lining in the body and the cuffs is also silk.
The pattern is McCalls' 4061 and is from 1974.
I had to edit it a bit because the original pattern was just a bit too small. I also drafted my own sleeves because I never like the pattern sleeves - no one needs that much ease!!!!
The dress itself was pretty simple and straight forward. I messed up the collar a bit but the rest of the dress came out well. I think it might work slightly better with a knit material instead.
I hope everyone had a happy and safe Easter!!!
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