Sewing an autumn fairy puff dress

I’ve been seeing the lovely Selkie organza puff dresses all over social media lately and this is my to try at making one myself.

Butterick x Gertie 6590 Dress

butterick 6590

When I started working on this dress I was surprised by how fast it all came together. Just a few hours and it was nearly finished

I made a pillbox hat!

pillbox hat

As soon as I saw Angela Claytons video on how she made her pillbox hat I knew I wanted to try it as well. My version is in white and featured my first ever hand embroidery as well.

How I sewed my first dress

I made my first dress. It’s an apron dress inspired by the ‘Lorraine* dress from Hearts & Found. And it was only £12!