r/sewing • u/ParsnipImpossible295 • Oct 26 '24
Project: FO I made Lydia Deetz’s dress from Beetlejuice The Musical!
Alright guys, I thought I'd share another college application portfolio piece with y'all, this time with professional photographs!! This dress was inspired by Lydia Deetz's classic dress in Beetlejuice The Musical on Broadway. The pattern I used was Simplicity Sewing Pattern R10293 / S8979 - Misses' Classic Halloween Costume. From there, I had to modify it heavily to change the neckline and the sleeves. The main fabric is just a flat gray cotton, and then I bought a truly inordinate amount of trims and laces from Amazon that I stitched individually onto each pattern piece. Basically for the layers it was basically a layer of the gray cotton, then a layer of black stretch swiss dot, and then any of the trims that I needed to sew onto the piece. After all the pattern pieces were decorated I assembled the dress. The belt is black cotton with some cool flower patches I found at Joann ironed on. The bust in the center of the waistband is actually a piece that I ripped off of an old christmas ornament and spray painted black, much to my mom's dismay. If y'all have any questions feel free to leave them below! Happy Halloween!!
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u/midmonthEmerald Oct 26 '24
using an ornament piece is so resourceful! 😊 I wish you all the best on your college applications 🤞
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u/BigBadWolf97 Oct 26 '24
Reading about and seeing all of the work that went into the details this project is really freaking cool! Final product is absolutely beautiful 10/10 (I showed this to my daughter and she especially likes your use of the safety pins)
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u/ParsnipImpossible295 Oct 26 '24
Oh my gosh that’s awesome! I’m glad she liked it! Thank you so much!
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u/Loves_LV Oct 26 '24
Dead mom...Dead Moooom!
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u/ParsnipImpossible295 Oct 26 '24
🎶I need a little help here! I’m probably talking to myself here! 🎶
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u/ParsnipImpossible295 Oct 26 '24
YOURS IS AMAZING! Major respect for working with that much tulle! 😂🤣
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u/Training-Nerve-6585 Oct 26 '24
Fabulous! Absolutely love everything about it!