{ Take one dress, a guest post : a Liquorice Party Dress }

Today I am invited over Victoria's blog to be part of her 3tkae one dress" series and I am so so honored!
The very talented Heidi was the previous sewer invited and left this gorgeous dress for me as a source of inspiration: read Heidi's post.

Aujourd'hui je suis l'heureuse invitée de la série "prenez une robe" sur le blog de Voctoira "As it Seams" . Le principe est de se passer l'inspiration, d'une couturière à l'autre et de s'amuser à créer des robes... 
Voici ce que la talentueuse Heidi a laissé pour moi, il y a un mois, lors du dernier post:  

I love the dots, the pleats and the big bow. This dress is a party dress for sure! I also like the neutral color of this dress and wanted to translate it onto my own version.

So I decided to sew a party dress for my girl. 

Right now my favorite pattern is the Hanami Dress by Straight Grain : perfect fit, cute sleeves and a lot of room for possible alterations.

J'ai adoré cette robe, et j'ai décidé de garder: le gros noeud, les pois, et les couleurs neutres. 
Voici ce que cela donne chez moi: 

 

I dig into my fabric stash and chose this print by Tamara Kate : Pollen in Creme bought from Hawthorne Threads. I love that it looks like confetti and the colors are just perfect for a party dress: a mixture of soft pink , peach, green and the black I wanted to use as a neutral on my dress.

I coordinated it with some Michael Miller cotton couture in peach.

J'ai utilisé comme base, la robe Hanami de Straight Grain, et du tissu de Tamara Kate: Pollen in creme ainsi que du pêche que j'ai associés au noir. 

 I replaced the pleats with some black glitter piping on the bodice and sleeves. Altering the bodice was so easy, and alterations are my new addiction! 

And then I made this big bow out of some black lawn, so soft!
It was my first attempt at a bow and it is definitly worth the try. It is very easy and it really provides the "couture" look I was after.

J'ai modifié le patron pour lui ajouter un passepoil et ce gros noeud:

I like details, I think that's because I am french!!:) So I lined the flutter sleeves with the same fabric as the skirt's:

Le résultat est une robe de fête appelée chez nous: Robe Réglisse!

We do love this dress in our home and my girl is looking forward to her next birthday party to wear it! I called it Liquorice Party Dress!!

 Thank you so much Heidi for providing this inspiration that kept my mind and hands busy for quite a while!!:) And Thank you Victoria for inviting me over to your blog! Creativity is fuelled by challenges and I sure loved this one!!

Now it is my turn to inspire the next seamstress: Renee who blogs and shares her beautiful creations at Nearest the pin.

Here is the dress I chose:

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I am crazy about the neutral colors and structured shoulder line on this dress.
I hope Renee will be inspired!