Oh my very gosh, I really am terrible, I don’t think I posted AT ALL last year!! 
Soooo I have a lot to catch up on again (I didn’t even finish 2023!), lol, but I’m jumping straight to my most recent make as I love it so much 
So when I received the invite to my sister’s wedding earlier in 2025, I realised obviously I had to make myself a fancy new dress to wear to such an auspicious occasion!
I toyed with the idea of making something convertible so I could have a different look for the evening, or multiple pieces so I could nip out and change my look, but as per usual my ADHD brain ensured that I didn’t have the time left to tackle something requiring extra thought! 
I browsed the online retail shops for plus-sized dress ideas and found one I loved and knew would work well for my shape, so then had to try and find a pattern to try and match the vision.
I asked for help on a FB pattern forum and after quite a few patterns that just weren’t what I was after, and one that was very close but would require a fair bit of amendment, finally someone pointed me to the Lilou Dress by Pattydoo, which was exactly what I wanted, hurrah!! 
I did run into a little issue as they don’t sell to the UK anymore after Brexit… buuuut a little ingenuity and I bought my pattern 
Unsurprisingly I couldn’t settle on my fabric either so I bought quite a few options, but ended up going with this fabulous “lilac moths” in Scuba Crepe. I’m not particularly “girly” and moths felt just gothic/mystic enough to suit me, especially with some moth accessories 
I used the FBA pattern addendum, which was a godsend as I hadn’t initially spotted it and was struggling to adjust the top pattern to fit me (hubby comforting me as the tears rolled!). I also made a couple of other hacks, I changed the sleeves to be flutter sleeves, added pockets (OF COURSE!!), and I gave the dress a high-low hemline. I also made a bra to match using a George and Ginger pattern (with a FBA) so no-one would notice if the neckline slipped a bit on the dress!! 
I’m pleased to say that I absolutely adore my new dress, I’ve lost nearly 5 stone (68lbs so far) since April last year and I felt absolutely amazing in it. And to boot it was also the most gorgeous sunny October day, and the wedding went without a hitch! 
Sorry for no pups in this post, but I’ll make up for it by making my next one Atlas’ pjs 
Loops x
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But unfortunately they didn’t have any slots left for that fabric base, boooooo. 
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