Fendi Inspired Rose Dress

  ✂︎

Favorite

Comment

List

       

Share

• 

  Step 1

  First you need a base dress on which to sew the flowers. You can either get a plain dress at a thrift store or one you have lying around, or you could make a sweet dress from a vintage pattern or something. It is up to you!

  I would definitely advise using either stretchy fabric or make sure the dress has a zipper.

• 

  Step 2

  Next you need to make the base layer for the flowers. You can choose any color you like, I chose white because it was more summery and similar to the original Fendi dress.

  I took squares and little rectangles of linen and then folded them in and ironed the folds until they resembled circle-like polygons.

  Tip: you can use fabric glue to glue down some of the folds if you'd like, I did on a few and it was very nice. Also, you can iron multiple layers at a time and it still works.

• 

  Step 3

  Next you add one layer of a colored fabric to add a little pop in your flower. I used light pink.

  Then, cut strips of fabric to make the first swirl of fabric. This really is all up to you, I made sure my strips matched my dress. but if you want to have many different colors, go for it!

  With the strips of fabric, you sew little swirls around the base layer and the color layer. This helps things stay in place when you pin the flowers onto the base dress.

  Tip: Iron the flowers flat after you are done sewing on swirls. I felt like this helped.

• 

  Step 4

  Next, you need to cut more strips of a more billowy, silkier fabric. I used a sheer fabric. I think it looks kind of nice when it sheds a little bit, it makes it look more like a flower.

  You need to take your flat flowers with one swirl and pin them onto the base dress. Make a pattern if you'd like, I did not really, I just made sure it was pleasing to the eye. All of my flowers were a different size. I think that makes it look more organic.

  Then take the sheer fabric strips and sew them over the first swirl into another swirl. This locks the flowers to the dress. If you make these strips wider, the flowers will be fluffier and realistic.

  Continue this until you cover the entire dress or only some spots.

• 

  Step 5

  The final version should look something like this. Again, see my href="http://starsforstreetlights.blogspot.com/2009/08/fendi-inspired-flower-dress.html">blog</a> for more pictures! Please show me your final project if you try this, I would love to see it!

  :)

Comments

Leave your comment

Nicole J. · Aurora, Colorado, US 20th February 2012

Wow, that's an awesome idea of how to make this fabric - there's some like it at Denver Fabrics in Colorado, but it's $23 a yard!

Reply

Supernova's Child · Lisbon, Lisbon, PT · 98 projects 19th December 2011

I absolutely love this...it's so adorable.

Reply

nisa · 17 projects 24th March 2011

I will try this on my shirt..thanx 4 sharing..

Reply

emmilou w. · Wallasey, England, GB · 12 projects 24th April 2010

this is absolutely beautiful, thanks for sharing ^_^

Reply

Karlene C. · New Zealand, Prince Edward Island, CA · 5 projects 24th August 2009

Wow, this one is even more amazing!
Thank you for the inspiration, and for sharing.

Reply

Jessica G. · Toronto, Ontario, CA · 10 projects 12th August 2009

Sooo Awesome!!!

Reply

Alyssa O. · 14 projects 12th August 2009

Oh my goodness I love this so much, I can't even express how beautiful I think it is- and how much I want one!

I wish I knew how to use a sewing machine

Awesome work

Reply

Molliewobbles · Ann Arbor, Michigan, US · 7 projects 12th August 2009

That's Awesome! I like yours way better than the original ones!
Love the blog too, just subscribed!

Reply

michelle G. · Antigonish, Nova Scotia, CA · 1258 projects 11th August 2009

amazing

Reply