Yes, you heard that right. I made a regency gown in five days. My friend Jenny-Rose invited me to her Regency lawn party which took place almost two weeks ago, and it was so much fun. When I got the invite, I was set on wearing the blue and gold regency ensemble that I wore to the Bridgerton Ball (the ball in which I was declared the diamond of the evening!!!). But me being me, I wanted to wear something new, and I had 4 2/3 yards of this gorgeous lavender satin sitting in my fabric bin, so I knew what had to be done!
But before that, here is me in my blue and gold regency gown and open robe at the Bridgerton Ball:
I used Simplicity pattern 9502 to get the pieces of the gown so I wouldn’t have to draft a new pattern, however I did not follow the instructions at all, haha.
I can say though, that the final product fit me perfectly without any adjustments. Based on my measurements, I was a size 24 in the pattern.
Now, sewing together the pieces for the bodice was fairly easy, again I did this without following the instructions of the pattern. But if you know me, you know me and sleeves have a long standing history of not liking each other, so my friend Renee came over to help me with them. In the end, I went with cap sleeves that were gathered at the top of the sleeve and the bottom.
So enough of me talking, let’s take a look at the gown!
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