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Jan
27

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Coffee and Thread: The Eleena Dress


You may have heard the news, but there is a new, DARLING, dress pattern that has hit the PDF world this week. . .

Coffee & Thread: The Eleena Dress

After seeing Olga’s creation of her upcoming pattern, The Eleena Dress, we KNEW we wanted to sew one for our niece . . . AND SEW IT SOON!

We were smitten!!

Coffee & Thread: The Eleena Dress

You see, we struggle with finding “winter patterns” {ie: those with long sleeves} that we adore. However, THIS. WAS. IT!

We know . . . it was probably the vintage feel of the pattern that drew us in. . .

Coffee & Thread: The Eleena Dress

Hello, 1960s!!  *Our FAVORITE sewing / clothing era . . .

Coffee & Thread: The Eleena Dress

So, we applied to “pattern test” the dress {that, in and of itself, shows our love of this style}, and were elated to be selected to sew a version prior to its release.

Coffee & Thread: The Eleena Dress

Per Coffee & Thread: The Eleena dress is a 1960s inspired A-line dress that features an inverted pleat and an invisible zipper in the back. There are three sleeve options to choose from –  short set in sleeves, long sleeves with cuffs and flutter sleeves. The unique collar completes the look. The Eleena dress is available in sizes 2 through 12 years. This is a confident beginner friendly pattern.

Coffee & Thread: The Eleena Dress

While there are several sleeve options to this dress, we chose to sew a collared, long sleeve version of the Eleena Dress {size 4}. And, of course, added some coordinating piping to complete the look!!

Coffee & Thread: The Eleena Dress

A touch of Liberty seemed to dress up the simple, classic style.

Coffee & Thread: The Eleena Dress

This was our first Coffee & Thread pattern to sew. Olga was a delight to work with . . . .and the pattern testing group was phenomenal. These ladies could sew!! And, sew fast!!

Coffee & Thread: The Eleena Dress

The hardest part of the dress for us was the zipper. Largely, in part, due to our little {to no} experience with sewing a zipper. In fact, we could probably count on our hands the number of zippers we’ve sewn in garments. So, that said, take that with a grain of salt . . . and don’t put too much stock in our definition of “difficulty!”

Coffee & Thread: The Eleena Dress

We couldn’t be more pleased with the outcome of the dress. EA was in dire need of some more winter dresses {ie: her FAVORITE thing to wear these days}, so the Eleena Dress fit the bill perfectly!

PLEASE NOTE: In honor of its release, the Eleena Dress is currently on sale for $7.00 {regularly priced $9.00} until Friday, January 29 at midnight, EST.



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Olga Becker
9 yearss ago


I love it so much! You choice of fabric is perfect! She looks so beautiful! Thank you so much for all your help!

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    FrancesSuzanne
    9 yearss ago


    Still swooning over this style of dress . . . LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the lines of it. Thanks for designing the pattern.

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Charity
9 yearss ago


I love the cute vintage style of this dress! The Liberty accents are perfection.

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Inspinration
9 yearss ago


You version is perfect, I love how you made different choice of accent fabric, sleeves and piping instead in the front.

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Cindy
9 yearss ago


Beautiful!! I love the piping and cuffs.

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