Behold – the Junk in the Trunk dress!
I did it, oh yeah, just in the nick of time!
Here is the Junk in the Trunk dress for the 3D category at the Quilt and Stitch Village show in all it’s crazy glory.
The competition rules dictated that entries must be three layers and it didn’t say that this was with exception to this category, so I made the dress out of orphan blocks, offcuts and scraps pieced together haphazardly and then quilted it random-graffiti style onto very thin bamboo wadding.
The lining is silky smooth synthetic stuff which should qualify as the third layer and means I wasn’t quilting through to the inside. It was the first time I’ve lined a dress so I’m glad I followed this pattern through the video series.
If this dress is ever washed, it will definitely shrink, I’ve not prewashed anything given its very nature was to use up bits already pieced, etc. This means a cool hand wash only and a crossing of fingers or dry-cleaning. Really though, it’s an art piece.
A close-up of my very first invisible zip…
STATS
Size – About an 8 to a small 10.
Time to make– about 10 hours including hand finishing the lining.
Pattern – Angela Kane’s Pinafore Dress.
Fabric – Scraps including Bluebird Park, Lush Uptown, Kona solids, Full Moon Lagoon and many more.
Lining Fabric – Pink synthetic lining fabric, very smooth
Threads – Large cone of Cotton/Polyester blend from Boyes throughout
Wadding – Simply Soft Bamboo Blend
Quilting- Random FMQ!
And nicking some pics off Instagram from the EMMQG meeting where I sucked in my gut and held my breath to fit in it for the only time…

from @kettleboiler

From @marygoffin1
So this and my other two Quilt and Stitch Village entries are on their way in the nick of time. That’s two of my five goals for 2015 accomplished!
Also linking up to Scraptastic Tuesday:
April 14, 2015 11:33 am|
Wow. This is awesome. I think you need to go somewhere posh in it.
April 14, 2015 11:39 am|
Well, isn’t that just so cute and fun! A winner for sure. I don’t think there’s enough scraps in my house for a dress to fit around me sucked in gut or not!!!
April 14, 2015 11:53 am|
Fantastic!
April 14, 2015 12:23 pm|
It’s brilliant! And totally #scraptastic of course! Thanks for linking up and inspiring us to even more adventurous scrappy making
April 14, 2015 4:19 pm|
awesome! do another but prewash the fabric and use the supersoft batting made with plastic bottles – light, thin and no shrinking!
April 14, 2015 4:23 pm|
Wow, you are amazing!!! I am not sure which is more creative. You thinking outside of the box or the dress itself. I love both!!!
April 14, 2015 6:12 pm|
I love your dress. It looks so cute. It is an art piece so probably won’t get washed often. Hope it won’t shrink on you.
April 14, 2015 7:28 pm|
Dress looks awesome, you deserve a 1st. place for this.
April 14, 2015 7:35 pm|
It’s awesome Kerry. Love it!
April 14, 2015 7:54 pm|
Oh you rock!
April 14, 2015 8:03 pm|
Oooh yay that looks fab!
April 14, 2015 9:50 pm|
My god, Kerry, it’s amaaaazing!! I’d totally wear it to a wedding with skyscraper heels and a big feathered fascinator. Best of luck with the show!
April 14, 2015 9:52 pm|
So clever, so delightfully executed, so fabulous. Bet it will be the hit of the show. Congrats!
April 14, 2015 11:35 pm|
This is awesome! Congrats on finishing it and best of luck with the show!
April 15, 2015 8:02 am|
What a great dress! Such fun!
April 15, 2015 8:07 am|
Ab.fab!!!!! The dress is a winner.
April 15, 2015 11:06 am|
it is so fab! I wasn’t surprised to see the butt shot included, Mary was all about your arse!
April 15, 2015 3:35 pm|
It’s great, especially the hot pink lining. It might be a bit warm with the bamboo batting, but then again if you were at a fall event, on the patio you would be perfect. I do agree with Lynz, add fantastic shoes and trendy hat and/or accessories and you would make a splash for sure.
April 16, 2015 1:14 am|
Fabulous! Love your creatively scrappy dress so much.:)
April 16, 2015 7:25 pm|
It’s amazing!
April 17, 2015 5:52 am|
This is an amazing ART piece. I love that you sucked it in and wore it. I agree with Lisa: go somewhere POSH in this!
April 20, 2015 12:01 pm|
Well how smart and creative, wow to you and congratulations to this beautiful idea and finish.
Greetings,
Sylvia
May 7, 2015 3:03 am|
This is AWESOME!! If I ever go to the Kentucky Derby, I simply MUST make something like this!!!!Great job!!!!