Last year we took part in Sew Gorgeous which is a special collaboration between Songlines Art, Flying Fox Fabrics & Papulankutja Artists. You can see our make for this project here. We loved the beautiful fabric designs from Songlines Art so selected a piece to create something for ourselves.
Patterns: Know Me 2016, McCalls 8161 and Simplicity 8669
This was an absolute mash-up of patterns that started with the bodice of Know Me 2016 with a lengthen waist, the sleeves of McCalls 8161 and then the skirt of Simplicity 8669.
Fabric: Flyer Fox Fabrics
The cotton we selected from Flying Fox Fabrics was a beautiful blue and orange print by artist Jennifer Ngunyaka Mitchell called Kapi Tjukula meaning water and holes in rock.
The placement of this print was important, we only had limited fabric but wanted to ensure that there was a strong visual line down the center front of the dress.
Finished Dress of Flying Fox Fabric
Photo Credits
Photographer: James Christie Media
Pattern: Bodice of Know Me 2016, sleeves of McCalls 8161 and skirt of Simplicity 8669
Fabric: Kapi Tjukula Jennifer Ngunyaka Mitchell from Flying Fox Fabrics
Black Pillbox: Lauren J Ritchie Millinery