Utterly Great
Ingrid (and Erin, and Mary Beth, and Livebird, and Lisa, and Cindy) sent me this link, to Jodie's selvedge dress:
This is, as you can plainly see with your own eyes, magnificent. I hereby crown Jodie Queen of Doing Cool Stuff for this week (with the power vested in me by ... well, by nobody, but that's beside the point). Anyone who can do this is the Queen of Doing Cool Stuff by general acclamation.
And you have GOT to click on the image to see all the other pictures. The fabulosity quotient here is very high. (Pregnant women and those with heart conditions should fortify themselves with chocolate before clicking through.)
I really, really, really hope that Alexander Henry or Michael Miller or SOMEBODY gets the hint here and does a fabric that's all selvage/selvedges as a boon to all of use who are too lazy to save ours ...
This is, as you can plainly see with your own eyes, magnificent. I hereby crown Jodie Queen of Doing Cool Stuff for this week (with the power vested in me by ... well, by nobody, but that's beside the point). Anyone who can do this is the Queen of Doing Cool Stuff by general acclamation.
And you have GOT to click on the image to see all the other pictures. The fabulosity quotient here is very high. (Pregnant women and those with heart conditions should fortify themselves with chocolate before clicking through.)
I really, really, really hope that Alexander Henry or Michael Miller or SOMEBODY gets the hint here and does a fabric that's all selvage/selvedges as a boon to all of use who are too lazy to save ours ...
Labels: selvage, selvedge, shirtdress
posted by Erin @ 8:48 AM
35 Comments:
At Oct 13, 2008 9:10:00 AM,
Anonymous said…
Either I'm doing something wrong (clicking on the wonderful selvedge dress) or the link is wrong because I went to LottieLulu's?
At Oct 13, 2008 9:22:00 AM,
Kristen said…
just wow! i could stare at it for hours! that must feel like such an accomplishment.
At Oct 13, 2008 9:30:00 AM,
Lorem Ipsum said…
Here's the correct link: http://vintagericrac.blogspot.com/2008/10/big-selvedge-project.html
At Oct 13, 2008 9:33:00 AM,
Anonymous said…
There is a problem with the link, but you can google it and find it easily. The photos are great and the dress is terrific! I can't tell for sure if this is quilted or just sewn to a backing fabric, but it does appear to have a lot of body like a quilt. Could just be all the stitching. I've often noticed the pretty colors on the selvedge and have saved a few but just used them to tie bundles of fabric for my stash. Hmmmm, wonder how long it would take me to trim all the selvedge off of ALL the fabric in my house...
Dawn
At Oct 13, 2008 9:38:00 AM,
Erin said…
Whoops! Fixed! Thanks, guys!
At Oct 13, 2008 9:39:00 AM,
Little Hunting Creek said…
That is an amazing dress and a piece of art. It should be in the Smithsonian by acclamation. I want one!
At Oct 13, 2008 9:45:00 AM,
Ladygrande (Texas Marie) said…
Oh...my...goodness....!! What a challenge and great work.
At Oct 13, 2008 9:58:00 AM,
Alicia said…
Such an amazing accomplishment! And what a perfect pattern for it! I keep seeing these fabulous selvage projects and thinking I should try it myself but I know it'd have to be something tiny. I'd go cross-eyed after sewing too many of those little strips together. Fantastic work, Jodie!
At Oct 13, 2008 9:58:00 AM,
Alicia said…
Such an amazing accomplishment! And what a perfect pattern for it! I keep seeing these fabulous selvage projects and thinking I should try it myself but I know it'd have to be something tiny. I'd go cross-eyed after sewing too many of those little strips together. Fantastic work, Jodie!
At Oct 13, 2008 10:20:00 AM,
Eirlys said…
Oh, wowzers! That is some piece of selvedge salvage! Quite a quilted effect there too - should stand up happily on its own (which will be useful if it goes to the Smithsonian, which I'd be happy to sign a petition for). Jodie's a legend.
At Oct 13, 2008 10:57:00 AM,
2monkeys_mom said…
I was hoping someone would alert you to that fabulosity.
Can you imagine the selvedge edge of a selvedge print fabric? How many of those test-circles they might have on it?
At Oct 13, 2008 11:05:00 AM,
colour by number said…
Erin-- still think this is the coolest ever! I asked Jodi about the pattern--vintage Simplicity. I woke up think of making an A line with selvages! cindy
At Oct 13, 2008 11:19:00 AM,
lucitebox said…
This dress is so inspired! What an awesome accomplishment. I love it. I looked at it four times already and will, no doubt, be viewing it again and again.
At Oct 13, 2008 11:37:00 AM,
Myra said…
That is cool, but I cannot imagine the man-hours in sewing those together to make the fabric.
At Oct 13, 2008 12:05:00 PM,
wundermary said…
I really love the pieced fabric, I think I will try the bag project. I've always thought registration marks are interesting, but I'd never thought about doing something like this with them!
At Oct 13, 2008 12:07:00 PM,
xstpenguin said…
Wow. I'd seen some of Jodie's other selvedge projects (and the measuring tape purse, very nice), so if I'd known there was a selvedge dress in the making I'd have thought - great idea. But the execution, it's SO gorgeous. It's a real, very pretty, perfectly fitted dress, not just a gimmick. She surely deserves some kind of award!!
Thanks for sharing.
AJ
At Oct 13, 2008 12:08:00 PM,
Lisa Simeone said…
Holy cow. Absolutely gobsmackingly amazing. And beautiful. And it's a shirtdress! With a full '50s-style skirt to boot! I bow down in awe.
At Oct 13, 2008 1:01:00 PM,
Anonymous said…
Add one more gobsmacked "Holy Cow"! How? HOW IS IT DONE?
-Sandra
At Oct 13, 2008 1:25:00 PM,
Niesz Vintage Home said…
Wow! Isn't that amazing!
I've seen Jodie's other selvage projects but, this is just beyond gorgeous.
So creative.
Kimberly :)
At Oct 13, 2008 1:57:00 PM,
Miss Kitty said…
Oh, MY. That is freaking brilliant!
At Oct 13, 2008 2:46:00 PM,
Lavon said…
simply amazing!
At Oct 13, 2008 3:33:00 PM,
Penny said…
Great dress and it fits so beautifully. and as a note to all readers of Dress A Day, my website www.antiquedollhouseofpatterns.ca the server is down in Victoria, B.C. big blackout and has been out since supper time yesterday.. Other big companies are affected too, so try us later!!! Thank you! Penny
At Oct 13, 2008 3:39:00 PM,
Sal said…
THAT is a masterpiece.
At Oct 13, 2008 3:45:00 PM,
Jodie said…
Hi guys,
thanks so much for all the kind words and the visits. I am bit blown away to be honest. for those who want to know I pieced all the selvege to a backing fabric , laying each selvedged edge over the previous raw edge (Hope that makes sense) The dress does have a lot of body but it is still pretty fluid. Pop over if you have any questions - I'll do my best ...and thanks again.
Jodie
At Oct 13, 2008 5:55:00 PM,
Basnight said…
Amazing!! I just had to come out of lurky-ville to comment. I am pregnant and had just eaten two little hershey bars, thanks for the warning, I don't think I would have survived without them;-)
I am almost speechless at the creativity of this project and most definitely awe stricken!
At Oct 13, 2008 6:00:00 PM,
Couture Allure Vintage Fashion said…
Can you imagine how many hours this must have taken? I am incredibly impressed!
Jody
At Oct 13, 2008 8:31:00 PM,
Anonymous said…
Amazing. I've also been intrigued by those little dots of color on the side, but would never have thought of saving them up.
Here's the perfect bag to go with them (nayy)
http://www.recycledseatbelts.ca/index.php?cPath=23
Rhoda in Calgary
At Oct 14, 2008 3:08:00 AM,
jen said…
that is brilliant! and beautiful too.
At Oct 14, 2008 7:44:00 AM,
-E said…
anyone have any ideas on what this pattern is? or a similar one? :)
At Oct 14, 2008 11:30:00 AM,
paphos-sk said…
Hey Erin,
I'll mail you all my accumulated selvedges! I was going to make a quilt (I'll e-mail you a jpeg). But never got around to it.
I saw it at our local quilt show last year.
At Oct 14, 2008 11:57:00 AM,
paphos-sk said…
It was easier to just post my LJ entry for another use of selvedges (selveges?).
:)
http://paphos-sk.livejournal.com/
At Oct 14, 2008 3:04:00 PM,
Justine said…
Holy Moly! That dress is a beauty! The pink "floofy" crinoline takes it over the top!
At Oct 16, 2008 11:43:00 PM,
caitlin said…
if you wanted to print something like that, you could try spoonflower. I don't know anything about their process, but I believe it would work. You'd lose all that lovely texture, though, which would be a shame.
At Oct 19, 2008 6:28:00 PM,
deanne said…
woah! i just got entirely too excited about this dress! it's fantastic! :D
At Oct 19, 2008 10:06:00 PM,
The Celebrated Author said…
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