I absolutely love the new Amelia Dress pattern from Minerva. It’s such a great dress that will see me through many events this summer. Dressed up it’s perfect for Weddings and Christenings or dressed down perfect for just relaxing at a family barbecue.
It’s such a dreamy dress with fluttery sleeves, empire waist and designed to be tea-length, (but on me seated, it looks a little longer).
I paired my pattern with the beautiful Spring Cascade from Minerva’s exclusive viscose challis range. I love their viscose challis base cloth and have worked with it a lot, it’s such a lovely fabric to wear. This print is made up of the most gorgeous colours, predominantly a green background and covered with flowers in terracotta, mauve, lilac and blue. It reminds me of a beautiful watercolour painting.
As usual, with all Minerva patterns the instructions are really clear and easy to follow. I was pattern testing, but by the time you read this, there will also be a video online for you to follow. When it came to fitting, I didn’t want the dress to be too tight across my tummy so I looked at the finished garment measurements and opted for the larger size. Maybe next time I’ll use the smaller size to get a closer fit on the shoulders and do a full bust and tummy adjustment but I’m not at all unhappy with the fit of this one. It’s certainly a comfy dress I will wear a lot. My personal preference is for a higher neckline so I will raise it next time I make it. Purely due to using the chair and being viewed from above, for now It works well with a cami underneath.
Wheelchair Considerations
The length of the dress is good as it is not too long to get caught in your wheels.
I used a viscose challis which is very light, but if you used a thicker fabric, you may find that you want to reduce the width of the back panels on the skirt to avoid excess fabric underneath you.
The neck line is quite low so you may wish to raise this or simply wear a cami underneath.
(Image Description: there are six images taken from different angles showing Yvonne sat in her wheelchair in her garden. She is wearing a V-neck tea dress that has flutter sleeves. The fabric is a green background with large flowers in shades of terracotta, mauve, lilac and blue)
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