Retro whirl away dress!

[frolickingmango]

I made this dress with my grandmother yesterday. The fabric is a sheet I found at Goodwill and I got the pattern at the dump. The pattern doesn't have a date, but I'm pretty sure that it's from the 60s. The dress was pretty easy to make, and I love how it turned out!

The pattern I used:


As you can tell from the illustrations, the dress ties behind the back, and then it wraps around the front. It resembles a hospital gown, since it's backless until you wrap the front up. It's pretty risque to wear in breezy weather, as the front kind of flaps open, exposing some areas that are meant to be under cover.

The dress:


The back:


Detail of fabric and buckle:


I'm off to go whirl away!

[determinedimprovisation]

that looks really great!  and i looove the fabric.

[nevergirl]

Oh wow This is so FAB! I would just die for a dress as cute as that. Beautiful!

[geekette]

the fabric, the dress, and the buckle are all insanely adorable.    mind sharing where you found the buckle?

[moondeela]

Great job!  I love the style and fabric - couldn't be any more perfect! 

[Delziela]

That is absoloutly gorgeous!

[spaz2phreek]

That is one great pattern! Awesome dress! Perfect fit.

[Xiexie11]

Awesome!

[Sweetttart3]

This dress is amazing and it looks fantastic on you. Very cool that you made it with your Grandma. Patterns from the dump? You rock!!!!!

[bonbonz101]

Wow, such an awesome pattern & dress!!