Welcome to Day 1 of the Coffee & Thread Blog Tour! I’m so thrilled to be involved and so happy that you’ve come to visit my post! I had some big ideas as soon as I looked at the Coffee & Thread Patterns store! I loved all of the options there, but the Ila dress with it’s piping just grabbed me!
I wanted to make some Wild & Free pants with bunny ears to go with my Ila for Easter, but once I put my fabrics together, I decided it would be too much for one outfit! I can’t get those cute pants out of my head though, so stay tuned and I will make some and pair them with a simpler top to let them shine!
We have just had the hottest Summer on record here in Australia, but just as hot as it was, all of a sudden we’ve turned the corner and are heading to Winter in our part of the world! We’ve had a few weeks of rain here, so it is cooler and darker at the moment, especially now that daylight savings time has ended! We got out in between showers to get our pictures one afternoon, but my girl did not complain because she was plenty warm enough!
I was originally thinking corduroy and piping for my Ila, but then I thought, why not give a nice thick ponte knit a go! It makes this dress so comfortable and soft with that bit of stretch, it is also quite warm.
The printed knit I used for the centre panel and yoke is a poly knit and quite lightweight and slinky, but I just loved all the colours together! So to make it work I just lined those sections with some white cotton lycra, to give it some body to match the heavier pontes.
To sew it up was a little different from the instructions in the pattern, because I didn’t use a zip. I cut the back on the fold (taking out the seam allowance). I left one shoulder open to attach the yoke, then attached the yoke lining. I understitched the yoke seam to the lining and then closed the shoulder all the way through to the yoke lining. I trimmed my seam allowances where needed to reduce bulk and then stitched the yoke lining down all the way around by stitching in the ditch of the yoke/bodice seam on the front of the dress.
I love how it turned out and the colours are so awesome, even if the sun wasn’t shining to highlight the colours for me…
She had a little play in the field where there were hundreds of little white moths! You can’t really see it in the pictures, but when you walked through the grass, they all went flying which was so fun!
Please go and pay a visit to the many other amazing makers on this tour, you will be so pleased you did!! Then scroll to the end of my post for a great sale offer and a giveaway!!
April 3
Enjoyful Makes || Idle Sunshine || ZowieZo Handmade || Angie Burgett
April 4
Handmade Frenzy || Replicate Then Deviate || Fairies, Bubbles & Co || Coral + Co
April 5
Made By Sara || Naeh-Connection || The Bag of Unexpected || Circle Meets Line
April 6
Skirt Fixation || Sewing Like Mad || Hello Holli || Buzzmills ||
April 7
Little Cumquat || Thread Bear Garments || Pearl Berry Lane || Plus 2 is 5 || Sew Chibi
April 10
Stahlarbeit || Knee Socks and Goldilocks || Bonnie and Lottie || Sew Sophielynn
April 11
Mouse House Creations || While She was Sleeping || Mix it Make it || By Dagbjort
April 12
Gaafmachine || Beletoile || LBG Studio || My Cozy Co || As It Seams
April 13
Moineau & Petit Pois || Just Add Fabric || Sweeter Than Cupcakes || Frances Suzanne || Sew Liberated
April 14
Stitched Together || S is for Sewing || Boevenbende || Lafolie Sewing Booth || Sew Pony ||With Love By Eva
Now it’s not a Blog Tour without a sale and a giveaway is it! How does 20% off all Coffee & Thread Patterns with the code “Coffeeandthreadtour” sound? Sounds pretty awesome to me!
Don’t forget to click below for your chance to win some great prizes!!!
April 3, 2017 at 9:10 pm
So very beautiful! Love the colorcombination, so bright & shiny ♡
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April 3, 2017 at 11:05 pm
Thank you so much! I’ve just stalked your blog and I love your makes ❤
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April 3, 2017 at 9:14 pm
What a happy colourful Ila! I think Ponte worked very well 🙂 Love the dress Brooke 🙂
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April 3, 2017 at 11:07 pm
Thank you Jenya! I am really happy with how it turned out! ❤
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April 3, 2017 at 9:33 pm
Love your version ! It must be sooo comfy in Ponte !
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April 3, 2017 at 11:07 pm
Thanks Soso! It is so soft and comfy – such a win 😉
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April 3, 2017 at 9:41 pm
Great colour combination, love how fun and vibrant it is!
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April 3, 2017 at 11:08 pm
Thank you Thao! I love the colours too ❤
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April 3, 2017 at 9:56 pm
Pretty colors, and it looks great in knit! Love those yellow socks!
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April 3, 2017 at 11:08 pm
Thanks Courtney! I do love knee socks! ❤
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April 3, 2017 at 9:58 pm
What a beautiful, cheerful version of the Ila Dress! I love the colors. She’s like a little ray of sunshine!
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April 3, 2017 at 11:09 pm
Thank you Emi! If only the actual sun was shining the past few days!! xxx
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April 3, 2017 at 11:10 pm
This is such a gorgeous dress, love the colors! Thank you so much for joining the tour! 💛💛💛
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April 3, 2017 at 11:53 pm
Oh thank you so much Olga! I really appreciate you having me! I just love sewing and connecting with people ❤ xx
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April 3, 2017 at 11:16 pm
I love how this Ila is bursting with colour! Such a happy dress!
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April 3, 2017 at 11:54 pm
Oh thank you Marieke! That is so sweet! I loved the crazy colours, I couldn’t help myself! ❤
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April 4, 2017 at 12:47 am
I agree with the others….SUCH a happy and fun dress!!! All of the colors work so well together and those knee high socks are the perfect pairing. ❤
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April 4, 2017 at 11:17 pm
Oh thanks so much Angie! I love that everyone loves the colours too! I can get a bit out of control sometimes haha! xx
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April 4, 2017 at 2:09 am
Love it so so much. I haven’t started yet but I’ ll also do a Mie thing and go with an interlock. After seeing yours I’m positive that I’m on the right track 😍😍😍
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April 4, 2017 at 11:16 pm
Oh awesome! Thanks so much! I can’t wait to see what you come up with 🙂
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April 4, 2017 at 2:45 am
Such a beautiful dress and pictures! I want to make one in knit now!
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April 4, 2017 at 11:12 pm
Thank you Emily! You should definitely give it a go! xx
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April 4, 2017 at 3:38 am
A beautiful Ila! Thanks for the information on how you modified the pattern using knit.
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April 4, 2017 at 11:16 pm
Oh thank you so much Audrey! No problem at all, I am always happy to share 🙂
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April 4, 2017 at 8:32 am
I love these colors so much! I feel like you are the queen of brights! Well done.
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April 4, 2017 at 11:14 pm
Haha Thanks so much Cassy! Wow, it feels so good to be the Queen of something! Thank you for my crown 😘😆👑 xx
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April 5, 2017 at 8:41 am
Gorgeous girl, colors and photos. I love your styling too!
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April 5, 2017 at 9:03 am
Thanks Mie! You’re so sweet! xx
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