Take a look at Romy's fun overdyed Sapphire Dress
Our second maker post today features Romy, another one of our fabulous Sapphire preview testers. Romy is a fellow indie pattern designer (check out her patterns at SewLike shop) and she has a passion for sewing that is absolutely contagious. She clearly loves sewing and her wardrobe is full of fun, colorful and whimsical creations that she’s sewn for herself (she makes cute stuff for her littles, too). Romy helped me test out the Citrine pattern and I was so happy when she agreed to test out Sapphire for us, too.
Here’s the fun version she made:
Here’s what Romy had to say about her Sapphire:
”I used a quilting cotton (I know, but when the vision is there you keep going). I bought it from Harmony Provo on sale (even better) and I over-dyed it with Rit dye using a mixture of blues I had on hand. I’m a wild girl and don’t use actual proven dye combinations. My fabric was originally a brownish red check with cream. I tried to get on board with the Pantone colour of the year but I’m happy to report colour always wins!
The buttons are also from Harmony Provo and they are perfection. I love buttons and I love how the Sapphire lends itself well to showcasing incredible buttons!
I shortened mine since I’m part of the shortie club. I also pushed down the waist casing rather than pushing it up towards the bodice to give me that little bit more room for my bust. It’s perfect in every way.
I also didn’t do buttonholes. I’m not scared of them, just didn’t have time and I absolutely love that the Sapphire gives you the option to not do them! I was able to attach mine in the school pickup line. Overall, a fabulous dress and I can’t wait to make another!”
Thank you, Romy!! I just can’t get over those cute shoes and coordinating checkerboard socks as well — outfit so on point! Thank you so much for helping us test this pattern and taking Sapphire out for a spin.
You can follow along with Romy on Instagram to see what she’s up to: @sewlike
Sapphire is available now in my pattern shop. See all things Sapphire - blog posts, charts, tutorials, helpful tutorials — on the Sapphire page.