Anna the first

On Saturday I took part in a sew-along for the lovely Anna dress at the newly opened Anthropologie shop in Guildford.  There were 8 of us and Elisalex and Victoria of byhandlondon were there to help and answer questions.  We all started from scratch, so there was fabric to be chosen - we all chose the same one - and then cut out.  Everyone made really good progress with their dresses and by the end of the afternoon I’d got most of it done.  Once home I put in the zip, hemmed the skirt and did a few little bits of finishing off et voilà my first dress in a day!  I’m really pleased with this, it fits beautifully and is a very flattering silhouette.  There will definitely be more Annas in my sewing future!

Spurred on by this, I finished another dress on Saturday and two more on Sunday, although I should point out that they were all mostly done – I don’t sew at the speed of light.  So, all in all an excellent sewing weekend.

Anthro Anna