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Avocado Green Cambie Dress

06/7/2013

Well, I finally got on the Cambie bandwagon with my first Sewaholic pattern, Sewaholic 1202 the Cambie dress.

Cambie dress in avocado green cotton broadcloth

Cambie dress in avocado green cotton broadcloth

I made the a-line version of the Cambie in avocado green stretch cotton broadcloth purchased from Fabric Mart.  I have actually made two of these thus far (I will show the other one soon!) and this was my first one, although I did not finish it until a couple of weeks ago.  Sewaholic patterns do not go up to my size, so I had to grade it and graded it a size too small…. so I had to take it apart, cut a new skirt and sew it again.  When I made my second Cambie, I graded it correctly and did not have the problems like I had with this one.  Since I had been making this prior to our vacation in May, I stopped working on it when I realized what I had to do it and finished it when we returned.

Avocado green Cambie dress

Avocado green Cambie dress

I love the 60’s style of this dress and the pattern is a great one to work with.  I’m definitely going to be buying another Sewaholic pattern.  My favorite features are the sweetheart neckline and the cap sleeves.  For my other Cambie, I made the full skirted version and I am even more in love with that.  But I’m always in love with a full, twirly skirt. 🙂

Avocado green Cambie dress

Avocado green Cambie dress

I added a belt to my dress, along with pale yellow grosgrain ribbon above the hemline and on my belt.  I am planning on wearing this to an Oakland A’s game later this month, and as I am a SF Giants fan and not an A’s fan, I am going to wear colors similar to the teams instead of full on A’s gear.

Avocado green Cambie

Avocado green Cambie

avocado cambie 5

This pattern calls for an invisible zipper and I exposed mine a bit so that the yellow of the zip would be a bit visible, which perfectly coordinated with the grosgrain ribbon.

Avocado green Cambie

Avocado green Cambie

I used up some old pieces of fabric that I had and lined part of the bodice with yellow polka dot silk/cotton voile and the rest is lined in cotton batiste.  I love how this dress looks as good inside as it does on the outside.

Cambie interior

Cambie interior

This pattern is truly a keeper!  I’m planning to make one for my MIL and aunt as well.  It goes together well and looks great and the pattern instructions are easy to follow.  Plus, I’d say that this dress looks great on pretty much everyone.

Happy Sewing, friends!

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Dress:  Sewaholic 1202 Cambie dress in avocado green cotton broadcloth, made by me

Shoes:  Naturalizer

Necklace:  Etsy

Sunglasses:  Burberry

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  1. Becca says

    June 9, 2013 at 11:46 am

    Another pretty green dress! It’s a great color on you.Great job grading the pattern up. Can’t wait to see your other version! 🙂

    • Tanya Maile Hughes says

      June 9, 2013 at 12:28 pm

      Thank you! Yes, I love green and have another green one in the works!

  2. Madge Madigan says

    June 9, 2013 at 8:23 am

    Oh my God, I love it!

    • Tanya Maile Hughes says

      June 9, 2013 at 12:28 pm

      Thanks, Madge!!!

  3. nothy lane says

    June 8, 2013 at 8:11 am

    I love this dress in green! And the belt is such a nice touch! I’m glad I found your blog…

    • Tanya Maile Hughes says

      June 8, 2013 at 8:25 am

      Thank you!!!!

  4. Sandra says

    June 7, 2013 at 6:35 pm

    I love your Cambie – you’ve done a fab job of grading up. Good things are always worth a little heartache! Love the colour too 🙂 Look forward to see your next one.

    • Tanya Maile Hughes says

      June 7, 2013 at 6:40 pm

      Thank you! I’m looking forward to wearing it. 🙂

  5. Gjeometry says

    June 7, 2013 at 3:57 pm

    Gorgeous! This is a great version of this dress and I just LOVE that colour of the fabric. I want to paint my walls in it now. 🙂

    • Tanya Maile Hughes says

      June 7, 2013 at 4:30 pm

      Me, too! Perfect paint color!

  6. Megan says

    June 7, 2013 at 12:38 pm

    I’m glad to see a graded up cambie- I’ve had my eye on this pattern but I’m worried about the alterations required. This is super cute! Love it.

    • Tanya Maile Hughes says

      June 7, 2013 at 12:41 pm

      It isn’t too difficult to grade up, just need to make the sure the measurements are right. An Thank you! 🙂

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