penny dress around the world

This Post is written in English. 
Eine kurze deutsche Zusammenfassung findet ihr am Schluss des Posts.

I’m so excited to finally show you my Penny Dress! When I saw this new pattern by Sew Over It a few weeks ago, I knew I have to make it. Thanks to my dear friend Bettina I really did!

She was organizing a Blogtour called „Penny Dress Around the World“ and asked me to be part of it. Of corse my answer was YES! I’m not only a fan of the pattern, but love to work with all this talented seamstresses from all over the world.

Since Bettina has brought me a gorgeous Liberty London Print from London, I knew that this has to be the fabric for my Penny Dress. And I’m so glad I’ve chosen this beauty: The fabric is lightweight and airy and the print matches this 1950 inspired dress perfectly.

The Penny Dress itself is kind of a fast sew. It is a simplified shirt dress, but has less technical aspects than a traditional shirt dress. It doesn’t have a collar stand, uses a faux placket, and has a drop shoulder.

According to the measurement charts I am right between a size 10 and 12. I wanted to sew a size 12, but my sewing buddies recommended me to sew a 10, which I did. It turned out to be a wise decision: The dress seems to be rather on the wide side. Since some member of this blog tour reported that the dress is a bit short waisted, I added 1.5 inches to the length of the bodice at the waistline. Thanks to this extra inches the elasticized waist hits me right at the waist.

The original length of the dress is charming. But I wasn’t brave enough to wear it like that. I never wore a dress in this length before and was afraid that I would feel dressed like a granny. So, I took my scissors and shortened the skirt by 3 inches.

If you’r longing to have a Penny Dress by your own, you have a chance to win a copy of the pattern. All you have to do is enter in a Rafflecopter giveaway! There are five patterns that are being given away!

Last but not least be sure to check out all of the other ladies on the tour! You won’t be disappointed! Also, a huge thank you to Bettina for organizing and to Sew Over It for providing the giveaways!

Tuesday, August 8th Eleonore – Hello Holli – Metterlink – Threadbear Garments

Wednesday, August 9th Simply January – Min Deern – Liivi & Liivi

Thursday, August 10th Aennisews – Kreamino – Mein gewisses Etwas – WalliBa

Friday, August 11th Just Add Fabric – Little Cumquat – Sew Mariefleur

Saturday, August 12th Froelein Tilia – Kathis Naehwelt – Stahlarbeit

Deutsche Zusammenfassung: Die ganze Woche konntet ihr ein schönes Penny Kleid nach dem anderen bewundern. Heute macht die Internationale Blogtour, organisiert von Bettina aka Frau Stahlarbeit Halt bei mir. Das Pennykleid ist ein Hemdblusenkleid mit Knopfleiste, Kragen und Tellerrock und ganz viel Retro-Charme. Ich habe mich bei meinem Kleid für einen Liberty London Stoff entschieden; ich finde, der Stoff ist wie geschaffen für diesen Schnitt. Sollte es euch nun in den Finger jucken ebenfalls eine Penny zu nähen, kann ich euch nur Mut machen. Der Schnitt ist wirklich einfach zu nähen und selbst für Nähanfänger meisterbar. Da das Kleid wunderbar zum #12colorsofhandmadefashion Monats Thema „Rot“ passt, verlinke ich es zu Selmin.