Chrissie made this beautiful Vogue 8903 shirt dress using our gingko leaf print pima cotton lawn. This lawn is super silky weave similar to a Liberty tana lawn and the prints are of an excellent quality. The only modification Chrissie made was adding in-seam pockets (who doesn’t want pockets?). It’s a super dress that is belted in for extra shape.
Janet made up this super shell top and A-line skirt combo for Lucy using our green and pink archive floral print pima cotton lawn and olive green tencel feel medium weight linen and viscose. Both are unlined and perfect for hot summery days (oh I dream of those!), a concealed zipper is in the back of the skirt.
Chandra wearing her beautifully made reversible cotton skirt using a Liberty archive printed lawn on one side and plain blue linen on the other. The pattern is by Sew me Something and is called “Viola”.
Elwen with her Liberty archive printed cotton lawn shift dress that reverses to show lime green organic cotton. It chucks over her head so there’s no need for a zip. The printed side is longer than the green side so with a reasonable hem you see a border of print when worn on the green side (trying to make each fabric the same length is a recipe for disaster). Patch pockets are added to each side.
The pattern is a discontinued Burda pinafore dress.
Malin made up this Pink aztec printed cotton lawn kaftan for her daughter to go to Morocco, with rick rack trim and ribbon ties.
I want one!
You can find other cotton lawns HERE
Superb quality cotton lawn slash neck flared dress made by Jacoba.
White spot cotton lawn top with printed red varuna wool skirt made by Lucinda. (The twins were made by her sister)
Fabrics and Notions:
Top:
White semi-sheer spot cotton lawn
Skirt:
Red printed varuna wool
Red venezia lining
Invisible zip
Red fold-over petersham binding
Pam wearing her John Kaldor printed lawn blouse with satin ribbon trim and dyed shell buttons.
Fabrics and Notions:
John Kaldor cotton lawn
Dyed shell buttons
Narrow satin ribbon
Cotton lawn iron-on interfacing
Elastic
Pam from the Cloth Club wearing her funky floral printed cotton lawn dress with waist detailing.
Fabrics and Notions:
Printed cotton lawn
Cotton lawn lining
Ribbon trim
Invisible zip
Reinforced stay tape
Cotton lawn iron-on interfacing
Amazing Liberty blossom printed Tana Lawn cotton dress made using the Vintage Vogue Pattern V2960 (the dress has been altered from the pattern), made by Jane for Lulu.
If you can’t face the fiddle of making the belt yourself (we couldn’t) send the fabric off to Harlequin—they will do it for you along with covering buttons and various other fiddly jobs. It’s worth it as it looks so professional.
The dress petticoat is made up in a plain cotton lawn which has been bound with the Liberty lawn using a 19mm Bias Maker.
Lindy made New Look 6560 wrap blouse in lovely parasol print 100% Pima cotton lawn, she used view C, lengthened it by an inch and added a flounce. It has ties which she integrated into the top instead of having one loose one.
Really pleased with it. It’s fabulous.
This is Catharine (a longstanding Cloth Club Member) who sent us these photos of her “Signature Dress” in cotton voile which, obviously, we love. She said, “Couldn’t help but call this my signature dress! Pattern is vogue 9100 and only change was that I fully lined it (not just bodice) with the riviera cotton lawn as the voile needs something underneath.
Sue used mid weight cotton twill for this fabulous romper suit with contrast accents in a fun sausage dog print cotton lawn. The dress is using the twill for the accents and a geo floral cotton poplin for the main. Such fun, and such a fabulous thing to be able to do for your grandchildren 😊
The pattern is Burda 9712 (there’s also a little jacket, a sun hat and trousers)
Pamela made up this super navy and white seersucker lawn into the Vogue V9251 wrap dress, the proportions of this dress are beautifully cut and suits Pamela perfectly.
The lovely Sian here visiting all the way from Australia* wearing her lovely red cotton voile shirt dress that she made with her purchases from her last visit. The pattern is Burda 6353 (lengthened in the skirt), it’s lined in an equally fine cotton lawn to keep the lightness and coolness. (and it is very cool 😎)
*I don’t think Sian travels 10,000 miles just to see us.
Pauline made this delicious summery watermelon print cotton up into this great a-line dress from McCall’s (M2401). The cotton is pretty lightweight (somewhere between a lawn and a poplin) and could have got away with no lining but Pauline went for the smarter option and lined it in cotton voile.
Kitcat here (age 9 going on 14) wearing the dressing gown that she made with granny (Jane) in the summer holidays. She insisted she wanted a slinky dressing gown (like Mummy has) and was adamant that this fabric was the one. Surprisingly, despite viscose lawn being a harder fabric to sew with (we were trying to steer her towards a brushed cotton) she did a very good job.
Look at that proud face!
Maxine came to the shop with her bag stuffed with nearly finished projects and wearing this fabulous creation.
Made using a Marcy Tilton for Vogue pattern (9171), it’s a shirt/tunic which she has lengthened a bit. The fabric is a grey dobby cotton lawn. Isn’t it lovely?
Celia showing off her floral print linen and cotton flared dress made using New Look pattern 6390 (lengthened a bit). It is fully lined in cotton lawn and has an invisible zip in the back.
Tracey in French France wearing her fabulous 3D floral printed Stretch Cotton Sateen pleated skirt using McCall’s 6706, there is cotton lawn lining (pink, of course) and pink and black tulle underskirt.
Gill from classes in her black and white 3/4 sleeve dress adjusted from her block, It is lined in cotton lawn and has a concealed zip down the back.
This dress bears very little resemblance to the original McCall’s pattern M2401 but that’s what it is.
Kitcat and Miaow visiting Granny (Jane) at the shop wearing their matching Liberty tana lawn Alice in Wonderland print dress and shirt. The pattern is Burda 9417 (as seen already for school shirts), they tie in at the back. Jane didn’t use any interfacing for the collars, the sleeves puff with elastic in the hem. They both have mismatched coloured buttons.
Miaow (age 5) is wearing a bee print cotton skirt trimmed with rick-rack and gathered onto yellow elastic which SHE MADE HERSELF! We helped a bit, she drove the sewing machine and overlocker with the pedals up on shoe boxes so she could reach. She sat on our lap and helped guide the fabric and shouted STOP! when she was going to drive off the edge. It’s probably the most fun you can have with a child without custard pies.
Didn’t she do well?!
Anne Marie made this anatomical printed viscose lawn top to keep cool for her holidays. She used Simplicity pattern #1107. Because the fabric is very light she lined it in a fine cotton lawn.
Bess made this turquoise cotton piqué coat for a wedding, wanting something very plain that would go with all her dresses. All the best laid plans and all that – Bess HATED it plain (felt like a doctor’s coat), so cut up some daisy trim and sewed them all over, and couched some yellow vintage strung sequins and green jute string as grass. Bess is not ruling out the possibility that there won’t be more flowers and insects added at a later date.
The Peter Pan collar is accented with red satin (ready made) piping and the same piping is used between the printed cotton lawn lining and the front facings. The sleeves are lined in red Venezia as they are fairly slim and need to slip.
The pattern is a Vintage burda pattern no. 7041, it makes up beautifully with hardly any alterations.
Finally the buttons were added, these buttons were the originals intended for the plain jacket but Bess was determined to use them, whether they go or not. (I think she gets away with it – just).
She loves them. Every girl needs a bit of bling.
Kitcat and Miaow wearing their white cotton dobby flower girl dresses. (They were so excited about being flower girls I thought they might pop).
The necks were too wide (the joy of making clothes for girls who live 200 miles away) so Jane made little tucks sewn down with french knots (so not a mistake, a happy accident!), she also used the same french knots to hold up the hems.
Pattern: Simplicity 5226 (but without the buttons down the front)
Cotton dobby lawn, like these HERE
They were lined in Riviera cotton lawn
Miaow (age 4; not staying still for the camera) wearing her reversible wrap dress made using Liberty Lantana (80% Wool 20% Cotton) animals in the forest print with a spotty cotton lawn on reverse. Made by Bess.
Bess wearing her much-loved cotton lawn trellis print shirt. Lawn is a brilliant weave to wear in the heat as it is so fine, yet still nice to sew with. The pattern was copied from a worn-out White Stuff shirt (now out of production), The bust darts are really tucks coming down from the shoulders. The armholes are faced with a wide tapered bias armhole binding that folds back to give the armhole some substance (anything to balance out Bess’s hips, she says, is a good thing 😉 )
Bess used no interfacing in the construction of this shirt – looking at the one she copied it didn’t seem they had used any, she worried about the buttonholes cocking up not working and the collar-band not lying properly but it was fine, if the fabric was less stable than lawn she would use light interfacing.
Fabric and Notions:
Blue trellis print cotton lawn
10mm red buttons
Pattern: drafted from manufactured shirt.
Also seen, cloud print red and white jersey skirt
Wrap-over bodice printed cotton dress made for four-day-old Daisy by Lucinda, with pussy cat embroidered pocket. (all pockets should be pussycats)
Fabrics and Notions:
Boden floral print cotton
Cream cotton lawn (lining)
Cream satin ribbon
Pink polka dot bias binding
Embroidery threads
Kitcat wearing Kathy Davis Free Spirit floral printed pleated skirt made by Jane (and holding up her name-just in case we had forgotten).
Kitcat likes PINK.
Fabrics & Notions
Kathy Davis for Free Spirit printed cotton
Elastic (in back of the waistband)
Cotton lawn lining with ricrak trim
Lucinda with a remake of her bias cut dress (seen first here) using Boden flower printed cotton and worn with a lined red sand-washed silk poplin bolero.
Fabrics and Notions:
Dress:
Boden printed cotton
Cotton lawn lining (#1011)
Invisible zip
Bolero:
Red sand-washed silk poplin
Venezia lining
Medium knitted interfacing
Dress pattern: 7798
Lulu wearing vintage Vogue dress made with swimmers printed cotton and pink linen bolero, all made by Jane.
Fabrics and Notions:
Dress:
Swimmers print cotton
Riviera cotton lawn lining
Cover buttons
Covered belt
Bias binding
Pattern: Vintage Vogue V2960
Bolero:
Pink Heavy Linen
Swimmers print cotton
Button
Piping
Reversible coat made by Jane for Lulu using stripe proofed cotton and printed cotton lawn.
Fabrics and Notions:
Pink stripe proofed cotton
Pink and multi peacock printed cotton lawn
Cotton lawn (interfacing)
Shell buttons
Medium weight iron-on knitted interfacing
Piping
Floral printed needlecord cotton dress with pink marl jersey, and blue twill cotton romper with contrast pockets.
Fabrics and Notions:
Ditsy floral printed needlecord cotton
Polka dot lawn (lining)
Pink marl cotton elastane jersey
Blue twill cotton
Spotty cotton
Elastic
Poppers
Piping
Rickrack trim
Bias Binding
Pattern: Ottobre magazine
Luke wearing his embroidered cotton shirt made by Rachel (from classes).
Fabrics and Notions:
Embroidered and printed cotton
Buttons
Cotton lawn iron-on interfacing
Faafar the wabbits and Miaow in French France wearing her lilac spotty Kaffe Fassett cotton dress and bandana.
Fabrics and Notions:
Kaffe Fassett lilac spot printed cotton
Floral printed muslin (bandana)
Cotton lawn iron-on interfacing
Shell buttons
Miaow at the festival wearing Tina Givens printed cotton dress and matching trousers. (Ice-cream an optional extra)
Fabrics and Notions:
Tina Givens bird print cotton
Tina Givens bird and spot print cotton
Cotton lawn iron-on interfacing
Buttons
Elastic
Kitcat wearing her printed cotton dress using Aneela Hoey designed cotton.
Fabrics and Notions:
Aneela Hoey girls on swings printed cotton
Cotton lawn iron-on interfacing
Buttons
Invisible zip
Miaow’s christmas tree print smocked cotton dress with petticoat made by Jane.
Proper smocking is a laborious business, but Jane doesn’t get put off by labour. No detail was spared in the making of this outfit. It is amazing.
Jacoba wearing big flower print lined cotton skirt.
Fabrics and Notions:
Flower print cotton #1580
Cotton lawn lining
Invisible zip
Bias binding
Jane and Clair in matching ‘corporate colours’ dress and skirt using Kaffe Fassett printed Cotton
Fabrics and Notions: (Jane)
Kaffe Fassett printed cotton
Piping and self made bias binding
Cotton lawn (lining)
Invisible zip
Pattern: Simplicity 3881
Fabrics and Notions: (Clair)
Kaffe Fassett printed cotton
Venezia lining
Invisible zip
Lightweight knitted iron-on interfacing
Pattern: Vintage Vogue
Kit wearing printed cotton dress with V-neck and in-seam pockets
Fabrics and Notions:
Kaffe Fassett spotty printed cotton
Silk habotai (lining)
Invisible zip
Stay tape
Cotton lawn iron-on interfacing
Pattern: Vogue 8392
Orange, White and Camel Beige tribal leaf print 100% Pima Cotton Lawn
Cream, Orange and Blue tribal leaf print 100% Pima Cotton Lawn
White Supima Cotton Lawn
Navy Blue 100% Cotton Lawn
Teal Peacock Blue/Green 100% Cotton Lawn
Mid Grey 100% Cotton Lawn
Honey Beige 100% Cotton Lawn
Taupe Pale Grey 100% Cotton Lawn
Olive Green 100% Cotton Lawn
Bottle Green 100% Cotton Lawn
Emerald Green 100% Cotton Lawn
Sunny Yellow 100% Cotton Lawn
Light Blue 100% Cotton Lawn
White 100% Cotton Lawn with Red polka dots embroidery (1cm dots)
Navy Blue, Emerald Green and Red African fruits print 100% Cotton Lawn
Teal, Rust, Red, Olive mosaic animal abstract print 100% Cotton Lawn
Moss Green, Hyacinth Blue and White small vintage graphic floral print 100% Cotton Lawn
White with green/Terracotta/multicolour dashed spot print 100% Pima Cotton Lawn
Lime, Chartreuse Green and Magenta Pink abstract floral print 100% Pima Cotton Lawn
