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Happy Friday + The Sunki Dress: Channeling Madmen

October 5, 2012

I completed the Sunki dress and is it me, or does it make you think of Jackie O? I love the gold tulips on the inky blue background. It shimmers gloriously and if the dress weren’t pint-sized, it threatens to look like something you’d find in your stylish grandmother’s closet. I was going to go with a more youthful mustard-y yellow polka dot fabric, but I didn’t have nearly enough of the material…but I’m glad I went with this glamorous piece instead. Both the pattern and fabric are from the coolest little new fabric shop, Dry Goods Design.

The pattern is well-drafted, but I had some challenges with the instructions. I had to read through them a gazillion times before I got the gist of things, but it’s all cleverly put together. Also, I might have been slow and foggy from this cold that I seem to have suddenly developed.

Some detail shots:

Wishing you a lovely weekend! I am going to go snuggle up in a warm blanket and drink lots of herbal tea…oh, and here’s a drawing by K because she said this, “Will you download this to your website, mommy. I drew it really good.”

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  1. meg

    October 12, 2012 at 4:59 pm

    gorgeous! and gorgeous fabric! the directions in figgy’s patterns are so minimal that they can be hard to understand. I made a sunki dress this week too and had to look up how other people made it.
    could you add your photos to the flickr pool? they are just so lovely!
    http://www.flickr.com/groups/1293871@N23/

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    • sanae

      October 12, 2012 at 5:43 pm

      Thanks Meg! I added images to the flickr pool – am having so much fun with KCWC, thanks for organizing it!

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  2. Shelly

    October 14, 2012 at 8:53 pm

    THis is so very very wonderful!

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    • sanae

      October 14, 2012 at 10:46 pm

      Thanks so much Shelly – I love the pattern!

      Reply
  3. Carmina Rougevif

    April 26, 2013 at 2:43 pm

    Waow!
    I’ve just finished exactly the same dress in the same fabric! I live in France. I will post it on my blog on sunday.
    I’m glad to meet you in a so funny way.

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    • sanae

      April 26, 2013 at 9:55 pm

      What a lovely coincidence! I got the fabric on sale and had just enough to make that dress and a matching tiny pouch. Looking forward to seeing your post!

      Reply

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