The Hydrangea Dress

You may have seen me post a sneak peak of what I was sewing last weekend... I haven't mentioned anything about it since, but I was hard at work on it to get it done for the Ladies Day I attended yesterday at Wyong Race Course.  This is an event that my parents-in-law attend every year, and this year Mum and I went along too.

And of course, for a spring racing carnival, I had to have a very spring-y dress.  What could be better than hydrangeas!

First up - I need to showcase the amazing fascinator that I purchased from CulpBaubles on Etsy.  I would add a link here, but there is unfortunately nothing in the shop for you to buy! (***See update at bottom of post***)  Anyway, here it is:

I also want to thank my hair for co-operating.  There is only three bobby pins and a little bit of hairspray holding this together believe it or not!

I used the same pattern as the dress I made for the Rose Seidler House Fifties Fair (and the same pattern I'm using in my birthday giveaway!)  Its just such a wonderful pattern and I LOVE the collar!!!  The fabric was from the home furnishings section of Spotlight.  I had to have some as soon as I saw it, and thank goodness there was a 30% off sale, because it wasn't cheap!  I also added some lilac ribbon trim for good measure.

Unfortunately, they didn't have any hydrangeas in their gardens...

I just wanted to say something about these shoes - I bought them online from Styletread, and they arrived really quickly and were really comfy.  They are all leather and were originally $190, but I got them for $40 - BARGAIN!!!

Totally painted my nails to match...

Throughout the day I drank champagne:

And watched the horses run past from a lovely spot in the grandstand, out of the sun and in the breeze (it got quite warm considering its only the first week of spring!!!)

I did place a few bets but none of them came through.... but it didn't really matter, it was just a lovely day out!

While I was making this dress I was also making another one (I tell you, favourite pattern at the moment!) that will serve as a demo of the dress you could win in fabric of your choice, so I hope you've entered the giveaway!!!!  I'll finish it this weekend and you'll see it on Monday.  I'm also going to work on a muslin for my contribution to the Fall for Cotton sew-along.  Another busy weekend ahead of me!

Enjoy your weekend!!

Beccie
xxx

UPDATE!!!  Jennifer from CulpBaubles just contacted me to say oops - she didn't realise the listings in her shop had expired!  Check out her gorgeous fascinators here! I think this one is my favourite!