making an Alemais dress that I can't afford out of Ikea bed spreads (for my graduation!)
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I made this dress from Ikea quilt covers and was inspired by the beautiful dresses by the brand Alemais. I can't believe I pulled this off!
ikea bed spread details:
white one - JÄTTELILJA ingka.page.link/rsRSpmNQ2YhFn...
navy one - NÄSSELKLOCKA ingka.page.link/DMcLJhqgMCYXu...
patterns used:
Simplicity 8014 for the bodice and neck band/collar
Vogue V9299 for the sleeves
Vogue V8184 for the skirt reference piece - but mostly this was just a gathered rectangle skirt - www.carbonchic.com.au/2014/12...
the alemais inspiration:
alemais.com/products/hotel-la...
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My sewing machine is a Bernina B215 which isn't made anymore, but this machine is the closest one available now - Bernina B325:
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This video was recorded on Wann, Bede, Dharug and Gundungurra Country. I acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which I work and live. I pay respect to Elders past and present.
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Your dress is prettier than the pricy ones.
I agree!!
I think so, too!!
me 3.
It’s more relaxed but still stylish and elegant.
Thank you to everyone who thinks so!
It’s so lovely to see a young person making their own clothes. I remember 50 years ago buying a piece of brocade silk fabric on my way home from work one Fridayto go on a first date (sadly now my late husband) the next day, Saturday. The shop I bought the fabric from is still there and I can never walk past without memories. Making clothes is so special compared to buying something over produced. All the best.👍😁🇬🇧
Sorry for your loss. ❤️❤️❤️. My husband has cancer. We’ve been married almost forty years. I hope we have a lot more time.
What a special story - thank you for sharing. I hope you had a lovely life together ❤️
My mum used to make quite a lot of my clothes when I was a child. When I started high school, we went to the fabric store together and picked out a bunch of mix and match patterns and fabric to make several outfits for school.
The dress is STUNNING ❤ I will never look at an Ikea bed sheet the same. You look beautiful in it
Absolutely stunning. Congrats on your degree and the dress. “I can’t afford it but I want it” has been the biggest factor in my crafting skills all my life.
The exact same thing here!
It looks great, congrats on your graduation! Another tip for cheap linen, H&M do 100% linen doona/duvet covers and when they are on sale you can get a lot of fabric for a really good price. I also feel like people don't realise how long it takes to make things. I have had people ask where I got something and then ask me to make them one and offer to pay for the fabric (with no consideration of the time and effort it would take for me to make it),
Haha people definitely underestimate how long it takes to make something!! Thanks for the tip on the cheap linen - I'll keep an eye out 👀
Making quilts as well. Someone offers to buy fabric and pay you $100 for a weeks worth of work, plus the time and cost of longarming it, is the ultimate insult.
@jilbertb I made a quilt for someone and they used it to line their dog's basket...
@@mandylavidaJesus! They had no idea what you’d given them? They love their dog so immensely a handmade quilt was merited? Ask for it back/cease friendship.
@@mandylavida Did they explain themselves?
Now there’s a girl who does whatever it takes to get the dress that she wants! I’ve been doing this my whole life, ever since my AUNTIE gave me an old sewing machine for Christmas one year. I was a young teen and taught myself everything. LOVED THIS SOO MUCH. I know so many women who would give anything to have your figure, no lye. AWESOMENESS! Absolutely loved this video and your determination, you Rocked it! Congratulations honey, so proud of the woman in you!
Oh thank you so much. I'm so lucky my mum taught me these skills and has supported me! Her genetics are also pretty amazing so I'm grateful for that too! Thanks for watching 💕
It looks really good, and fits beautifully, well done. I’ve been a dressmaker for 35 years, one day you will look back on this and your skills will be second nature and I guarantee the same dress will only take you 3 to 4 hrs, like everything in life the more you do it the more you learn.
Too right! I'm already surprised by how easily I can manage things that I used to find so complicated.
So true! I can now tackle much harder projects and love the idea that "yes, I can make that"!
Well done❤
@@WelcomeToSteph Find a dressmakers model of your body- or make one! (3-d scanning)
I never heard of an Alemais dress until this video. " No judgements please to anyone out there" I just looked it up online. You nailed it! I actually like yours better.
Oh, and don’t shortchange your effort. You forgot to include your planning and designing time, your materials shopping time, and even transportation costs!!! This was a Herculean effort, fantastic success!
I sewed for all three of my daughters. I reckon I saved thousands. I also made bedspreads from on sale sheets. I’m still doing repairs and makeover clothing and stuff for my friends and family. The latest was a quick school uniform repair for my neighbours daughter. I’m 76 and it’s still not stopping. Lol.
That's the way to do it!
I LOVE THIS!! I mean the whole thing from the want to the IKEA shopping spree to the thrift buttons to the CONCEPTUALLY CUT HERE TO KEEP THE BIRDS to the marathon work/sew cram session. You looked STUNNING in that concept dress on graduation day. Girl you deserved your diploma just for this dress alone!! CONGRATULATIONS!!🎉🍾🎓
You truly understand me 😊 thanks for watching!
People who can sew well are admirable. People who can do what you did here are super human, in my opinion! That dress was absolutely amazing ❤
That's pretty much a main reason I sew...making stuff I know I can't afford. Other reasons are: doesn't come in tall, my size, or in my country.
Congratulations on finishing it and having a piece come from your head into reality.
Definitely! I love wearing something I know no one else in the world has 💕
This posting makes me chuckle because as a senior in High School I made a (Mary Quant) dress out of a Damask type bead spread and wore it to an awards ceremony and I won. I was in such shock that I blurted out, "even my dress is made from a bedspread!' and got much applause. (I should have stopped before I took song requests...)
Hahahaa that is excellent!!!!!
Dress is gorgeous, looks SOOOOO expensive but is completely custom---"bespoke," I think they call it where the titled & wealthy hang out!> Congratulations on not just the dress but also on qualifying for the Procrastination Olympics which I am planning to get around to holding one of these days, not sure when or where, but eventually.
You might not get many sign ups because everyone will procrastinate applying 😂 I look forward to it nonetheless!
Oooh!! Please make sure one of the Categories of your Olympics is “grudge holding”; my whole family could medal🏅!!! 🤭
@@HRHDMKYT I will take that under advisement...eventually. LOL
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Your dress is far more beautiful and elegant than the one that inspired it.
I agree!
Thank you so much for the kind comment!
Lyocell is one of the nicer types of rayon fabric,very breathable and drapey. It was originally made to be a affordable silk alternative. Your fabric choices came together beautifully. Congratulations on both your graduation and completing such a wonderful project.
Technically the button bands are plackets, so you're not wrong. I was just reviewing Ikea's bed linen selection.
Your dress is gorgeous 🤩
Oh!! The more you know!
Ikea has some incredible prints. I used to raid the bins of showroom chang-outs to make stuff for my kids, when they were little.. everything from curtains to covering and old "sofa" to clothing. They're all grown up now, and we're still doing that !!!😂 Ikea is such a good source for nice Material at a reasonable price.
Good job girl !!
Great thing about IKEA bedding is that all the patterns and colours in any current collection are all matched for interchangeability.
The more you know! I hadn't thought that was intentional but it makes sense.
I have been sewing since I was 5 or 6 years old. You did a fantastic job! That dress is gorgeous! I have used sheets, thrift bedding, thrift oversized dresses (for the material), and vintage quilts, pillowcases etc for years! Up cycling is always fun and great for our earth. 🌍 Great creativity as well. Woot woot! Job well done. 🎉❤
You did such an amazing thing designing and making this beautiful dress! I have that very IKEA duvet. I've often thought it would make a beautiful dress. Great job!
It pays to know how to sew. I applaud you. You did a magnificent job. I have done most of my important dresses in my life. Started sewing since I was 10 and I am now 84. Thanks to my wonderful grandmother who taught me. Don't ever stop sewing. Congrats!
Thank you! My mum taught me when I was a teenager. How fortunate we are to have our teachers.
Even Dame Kiri Te Kanawa had an evening skirt made from sheets. She loved the print and went and got it
Dame Kiri is such an inspiration!
It is a beautiful dress. Well done.
Beautiful dress! Love seeing a young person, sew properly.
So many videos out there where young people just hack things together, it makes me cringe. I french seam everything, even say, a flannel shirt. And i do own a serger.
I had made my own wedding dress from 3 different patterns and it worked great. I went to a bridal shop, found the dress I wanted, ($700 in year 2000) and made it, including Chantilly lace bodice and sleeves, all for $200. I hand beaded it as well, as the pre-beaded lace was $200 per yard!
Again, you did a spectacular job!
I'd love to have seen that wedding dress! Sounds gorgeous.
I'm always on the lookout for discounted good quality quilt covers. You never know when you're going to need more fabric 😉 Op shops are also a treasure trove of beautiful patterned linens just waiting to be turned into features, pockets, or binding. Nice to see another 'no nonsense' Australian channel I can watch while sewing my day away.💚
What is an op shop?
Congratulations! I love your dress.
Op Shop is what Australians call a thrift store - short for Opportunity Shop
Absolutely love it.
Always on the lookout for these in opshops. Made a lovely reversible Japanese style apron using a duvet cover and some of its existing seams.
ingenuity is the mother of invention. Gorgeous dress and you in it. Congratulations
on your graduation
ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL, INCREDIBLE, WELL-DONE, AND AMAZING RESULT. HARD TO IMAGINE YOU DID THAT IN HALF A WEEK.
Congratulations on your degree. Good lord that dress is absolutely gorgeous and it’s nice to see I’m not the only one who uses bed linens or shower curtains in non traditional ways.
The masking tape on the sewing machine is such a good hack!
I use thick rubber bands.
Both ideas are great. TY
WOW. You are amazing. The dress is way prettier than the expensive one. Well you are a true artist. Your dress is unique and one of a kind
All of your fine details, especially from the patterning/colorblocking, make this dress shine 😁. I prefer yours to the inspiration! Excellent work
I wear pretty much only 10th century dresses...nothing fancy but I love it when my "mistakes" or my creative ideas come out brilliantly!! Congrats to you!
Thanks for sharing!!
I salute you on your beautiful dress. It's a real compliment that a family member asked if it was indeed an Alemais dress...it speaks to your drafting and sewing skills. Congratulations on your graduation, too!
Thank you so much and yes I was very chuffed 🤗
Congrats on your graduation for your Master's! That is a huge accomplishment. The dress turned out amazing.
Congratulations on your graduation and getting your Masters degree. Your dress is lovely. It came out better than the designer brand.
Congratulations on the dress, and your masters! I remember what a proud moment that was. Beautiful job, new sub :)
Thank you so much!
The dress looks really classy. The colour combinations really work. Well done. And well done on your graduation.
Absolutely lovely! I think anyone who is just beginning to make their own clothes will find your thought process, working out how to do things, very useful. Also, putting elements from different patterns together is something beginners might not have thought of doing. I think you deserve another degree for the dress!!
Honestly it hadn't occurred to me to put different parts of patterns together until more recently than I want to admit - my brain just didn't think of it. So I guess that's why I want to share my process these days - I'm glad you can see that!
Gorgeous 😍 And excellent problem solving skills! I'm always in awe of people who can make things so skillfully. ❤
I love that you used sheets, always making somethng from something else. Good job!
The dress came out just stunning! You should feel so proud of your resourcefulnes and your sewing skills are wonderful!🌟♥️
Stunning dress. I had to laugh at you leaving it to almost the last minute, I now know that thousands of us all do the same thing.
Onwards and upwards with your brilliant sewing projects. 👍👍👍🏴
Hehe thanks 😊
That dress is STUNNING - I would wear that in a heartbeat xxx
Using another colour for the hem is nice. If it's going to be that long, it's easier to clean.
Love the dress. Looks fresh & classic.
My first time watching any of your content your channel was in my recommendations and I am pleased. you did a phenomenal job. I’m so impressed and congratulations on your graduation.
Architecture! You really are a creative person.
Wow this is ao beautiful, whimsical and absolutely gorgeous it looks like a thousand dollar dress
Brava, it turned out so pretty and looks very smart on you, and very “high-end.” The buttons are perfect.
Congratulations on your graduation (WhooHoo) and this completion of your stunning dress. Creativity abounds.
Thank you so much!!
I am a seamstress. I commend you for your ingenuity, stepping outside the box of normal stitchery. You’ve done a marvelous job so much so I’d like to have one.😮
Oh thank you! That's high praise!
WOW!!! Amazing! I have done similar in finding fabrics - the expense is daunting - and I have used curtain panels, pillow cases and such like you have done. I bow to you - the dress is magnificent!! You look lovely in it - now order a personalize label and sew it in!!
Making out of bedspread is as innovative as Scarlets green dress out of curtains:-)
Girl I can't believe you only have 1.74 thousand subscribers, you're awesome!
Thanks! A couple of days ago I had 985 so the people have finally arrived 💪🏼
I am in love with your beautiful dress! And those red wellies!
Congratulations on your graduation! Great job on the dress! Beautiful combination/design of the dress. Sewing since I was 14 years (now 68) gives me great pleasure to see the creativity of the generations coming up! You are going to go far with your talent of design!
Thank you! You must have some serious skills yourself!
Steph -------
The dress turned out absolutely beautiful...and a truly exceptional job on your part in putting this all together.
Soooo beautiful!!! Now we all know why was that dress so pricey!! ♥️
You end up with a beautiful dress, a useful degree, and, best of all, a record of a wonderful moment in your life. Congratulations! It's a creation💛🐦.
I like that fabric more than some of the Alemais prints. Well done. Bloody brilliant
Fabulous dress! Your choice of material was perfect. My ability to think outside the box is lacking to say the least. I truly admire those of you that can do this.
gorgeous! You’re so brave to just cut without doing a muslin mock up. But I remember finishing velvet Christmas dresses on the airplane on the way to spend holiday with family. Well done!
Oh yes no mock up, but I was using pattern pieces I've sewn before so roughly knew how it would fit 🤞🏻
Wow!! Great job! I actually do not like this brand's style so I was a little hesitant to watch this video but your dress is BEAUTIFUL!!! Hands down blew me away! Maybe you should design instead of doing architecture lol! Such a wonderful job❤❤
Confession- I've watched this more than just once or twice! 😊
Glad you enjoyed it!
@@WelcomeToStephI most certainly am! This one is a major comfort video! 😊
You are a mistress of sewing, a queen? Anyway you rocked this dress. Im so in awe. WOW
Congratulations on your graduation and on the dress. Looks excellent. I can understand not touching the materials until you were short on time. I do that all the time myself, I can recall years ago going to a wedding and sewing the buttons on in the car while my husband drove there. ❤😊
Your dress turned out beautifully.
Wow! It's prettier than the inspiration dress. You certainly know what your doing.
Steph, you have done an amazing job on this dress. It looks absolutely beautifully made and beautiful on you. Well done!
Thank you!
The dress looks absolutely lovely on you! It was so much fun to see you choosing the material and deciding how you were going to put it together. You are a wonderful designer.🌟🏆
Oh thank you!
Well done, it's beautiful! Congratulations on graduation 🎉🎉🎉
Very good. (7years ago I made 56 (easy) girls dresses to go out to Rwanda……. yea, I loved every minute of it and I took time for some pretty embellishments and frilly petticoats. I wanted to do 60 of them but saw 4 brand new girls , school frocks in a Charity shop for £1 each ….. I had a stroke 5 yrs ago but I can still do a bit of sewing, mending which I enjoy and aprons, bags ….. straight sewing. I just adored this dress, very, very clever , it made me remember my 60s days when we made all sorts of dresses, ‘flowers in our hair’ and all that Jazzzy stuff!!!! Keep on loving your youth and vitality….. try a few flowers in your hair ….. just for fun🥰.
Thanks for sharing!
Beautiful! Be SO proud of yourself. I’ve discovered over the years that some of the best sewers are engineers- or in your case, architects (similar skill abilities). And maybe sewers should think of themselves as fabric engineers/ architects. Best of all, the dress enhances YOU!
Yes, it's all about spatial thinking. I'm forever fascinated by taking flat things and turning them into 3D things.
Have faith! The dress is going to tell you what it wants....❤
It’s beautiful. And you wear it so well. Thank you for sharing.
Your creative mind & talent at visualizing the finished project is awesome! I love this dress. I believe it looks better than the majority of the Alemais dresses that look more of a hodge podge of fabrics sewn together than what you made, which had a much nicer coordinated appeal to me.
Thank you so much!
I adore you! I make clothing as well and this hack is beyond! Thank you so very much for sharing. I've never heard of the dress you copied but I cannot imagine it looked any better. Your fabric choice; glorious!!
Congratulations on your graduation and your dress. It is absolutely beautiful.
Gorgeous! The fabric has such a lovely fall to it.
It really does!
I don't know how to express it, I loved your dress more than the inspo.Your dress has like a solid structure, it feels cohesive and solid, the button band and sleeves looks amazing, they look so put together.
Thank you 😊
I'm a 71 year old woman and I have loved to sew ever since my Mother taught me how more than 60 years ago. About 50 years ago, I was making a dress to wear on a date. I don't know what kind of fabric it was, but it was beautiful! All I remember is that it was very good quality and felt rich, while being a fine fabric. The color was a dark red, which is my favorite. I somehow sewed part of the skirt to the bodice. I have no idea how that happened! After staring at the HORRIBLE mistake for a few minutes and wondering what to do, I did what anyone would do. I yelled for MOM!!! (I had to yell because I was on the 3rd floor of our house and Mom was on the 1st floor of our house in Ohio, USA. She "fixed" it by using a seam ripper to remove the stitches. But there was a small hole in the bodice. She fixed that by sewing a fabric flower over the hole, which was on the upper left side of the bodice. Thanks Mom! The dress was quite pretty and I wore it on several occasions. I LOVE your dress! PS... Except for pajama pants, I don't sew clothing anymore. I'm a quilter. I've made quilts for all my nieces and nephews as they marry, one for my sister, several table runners for my sister and other quilty things.
Haha Mum to the rescue!! My Mum has helped me with sticky sewing situations more times than I can remember!
You did a terrific job! The dress turned out beautifully, and the fabrics you chose work well together.
The dress is gorgeous .Beautiful selection of fabrics .I relied on charity shop bedlinens when making costumes for school musicals . I rarely bought fabrics from the store ,Congrats on your graduation .
That dress turned out absolutely adorable, and how clever of you to get IKEA bedspread material! Who would have thought of that. I love the combination of the white with the navy. It is just beautiful and so original. You will be the big hit at graduation! You should also be a dress designer!!
Congrats to all the people who create lovely items from whatever material. It gives such joy and satisfaction and creates memories. I had so many skills as a younger person,sewing, knitting, crochet,lace making, all of which I no longer do.Its great to read of so many wonderful and creative ideas .
Thank you so much 😊
It’s a beautiful dress! Yay for you! Congratulations on your graduation.
Well done, Steph! What a fabulous result! Your concept is gorgeous, and you look beautiful in it. I'm particularly admiring the way you balanced the embroidered portions to create a pleasing whole.
That is a gorgeous dress! I remember the days when I could sew up a dress in just a day or two. Now, I can only see for a few hours before having to take a break.
Oh thank you. Indeed one day I'm sure my eyes will fail me.
@@WelcomeToSteph - Hopefully not for a very, very long time! I just noticed autocorrect changed sew to see! 😜.
@@grumpyoldlady_rants hahaha autocorrect 🙄
Wow! Love this! So creative and ambitious! And I knew you had to be an architect because no one procrastinates like an architect! :-). From this architect (who sews too!) to you, congratulations!!! Can’t wait to see more of your projects!!
So pretty and so creative. The buttons are perfect, too. I’m inspired to do something much easier with some fabric I’ve had for years, bought just because I liked it.
Time to get it out and make it!!!
Clever girl!! I am so impressed!
Beautiful! I remember my mom and GMA making dresses for me when I was little. They took their circle skirts apart and used that fabric. I was so proud.
What a lovely memory!
It’s such a wonderful way to source fabric and design that is so difficult now in ordinary fabric shops. It’s very pretty and unique.
This dress is so, SO beautiful 🤩!! You must be so proud of yourself! Congratulations on your graduation🧑🎓, and on this stunning finish. Your fearless cutting is admirable. Well done you!! 👍🏻
Thank you so much!!
I love how you created this dress! Brava!
Congratulations....on yppur degree !
And on your exquisite desiging !
You looked so magnificent and euphoric !!!
I was feeling that along with you when I saw you wearimg that magnificient creation !
When you mentioned french seams it brought back a memoty of making a very classy dress shirt for my precious little boy......it turned out beautifully.
My little boy is now 58 years old now.
Your suhscribers are feeling the euphoria right along with you .
Watching this video has cheered me immensely.
I am 81 years old now but love seeing such a great success story.
I wish you total success in everything you do.
Again ...thanks for the trip down memory lane !
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Thanks for sharing and for watching!
What a brilliant achievement. Reminded me of sewing my graduation dress back in 1985 - a Vogue Designer pattern with a very lovely weighty pink polyester. 🩷🩷🩷
Congrats on both, the Graduation and the beautiful dress.
Your dress looks amazing, you should be really proud of yourself.
Thank you! I really am 😊
Very beautiful, stunning even, but no way would I have the patience for such a project. Well done 👍🏽
Oh my goooooooodness!!!! Having sewn dresses from *one* pattern and knowing how challenging it was, this is truly impressive!!!! Currently we’re stuck at the buttonholes of my dress - panicking that we will mess them up 😮
You are so creative and - dare I say it - talented!!!! AND and architect to boot. Hats off to you, and I am now subbed and bingeing!!!!
You can do it! Thanks for watching 😊