"Summer at the Country House" Frock Grosgrain Giveaway

August 30, 2010

Find a full tutorial and pattern for this frock on Burdastyle. It is the featured project of the week.

I saw this Modcloth dress a while back and fell in love. I very nearly bought it when I found this burdastyle pattern that was nearly identical to it. So I decided to try and recreate it myself.

Initially, I had planned on tea dying a large rose printed cotton fabric. However I couldn't find any large rose patterned prints anywhere. You'd think they'd be a dime a dozen. I should have checked out the thrift store. That seems like something you'd find there. But I did find this tea colored tiny rose print and I figured it was close enough. I even found dark royal blue lace trim.
The top photo was so hard to get. It was taken from underneath as I swung above. I think we took about 50 shots before I got just the right one. A lot of them were just close ups of my butt. Not so flattering. 

This is the rope swing my father and I hung right before Lily and Molly's birthday party. I had been wanting to put it up for YEARS. We had the perfect tree for it but the branch was so high that I never had a tall enough ladder to reach it. Finally I asked my father to come over with this ladder and we got it done. And I couldn't be happier with it.
If you would like to win this frock there are a couple ways to enter. Fits size 0-2.

Grosgrain Giveaways can be entered by any one of three ways

1) By linking about this giveaway (to your blog, facebook, or any other site) button is below.
2) By leaving a comment

3) By FOLLOWING Grosgrain

Just remember to please leave me a comment telling me what you did so that I can go back and look for your entry. Either give me the link that you posted for the giveaway to or tell me that you began to follow me.

Stay tuned for Monday's Frock by Friday post later today.
If you are leaving a link just use the 'create a link' at the bottom of this post or simply creating a post on your blog and including this link.If you use blogger just use the "create a link" link at the bottom of this post. If you don't use blogger, that's fine too. Just create a link on your page as you normally would.
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180 {comments}:

Colleen at Forty Something Bride said... Best Blogger Tips

Blogged: http://www.fourtysomethingbride.com/2010/08/summer-at-country-house-frock-grosgrain.html

I love the dress - it is gorgeous!

Colleen at Forty Something Bride said... Best Blogger Tips

I am following

Colleen at Forty Something Bride said... Best Blogger Tips

I love this dress - and have someone in mind for it!

Unknown said... Best Blogger Tips

How cute!! I'm finally did the coffee date dress and it came out awesome! That was the first clothing I've sewn for me. I'm anxious to make more for me now. :)

Unknown said... Best Blogger Tips

I have a super cute size o daughter, I think that she would like this one a lot. hoping that I win

bethany said... Best Blogger Tips

I love the dress. crossing my fingers

Unknown said... Best Blogger Tips

I have you in my google reader!

Clay said... Best Blogger Tips

Wow that is a beautiful dress!
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Andrea said... Best Blogger Tips

Love this dress!

janet lee said... Best Blogger Tips

hi, could you provide a link to the burdastyle pattern and tutorial. i'm really curious to see it! i can't find it on my own, i guess it's not up yet?

Chelsea said... Best Blogger Tips

I love this dress! It's so light and sweet, and it's just my size. You're so talented.

PS--I'm also following.

Grosgrain said... Best Blogger Tips

Janet,
They usually put it up sometime around noonish. I'll link to it in the post when it's up.

Christie // lemon squeezy home said... Best Blogger Tips

Beautiful. Seriously, I love your stuff. I'd love to win!

Lina Thomlinson said... Best Blogger Tips

You have such great style! I happen to love all of the dresses you feature on here. Which I guess means I have great style too.

Lina Thomlinson said... Best Blogger Tips

I'm also a follower.

jc said... Best Blogger Tips

This frock is really breezy, thanks for the lovely giveaway.

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Christie // lemon squeezy home said... Best Blogger Tips

I follow your blog:).

Anonymous said... Best Blogger Tips

Wow, that is such a beautiful dress. I love the piping detail. Very romantic.

The Shumate Family said... Best Blogger Tips

I follow the blog and linked to my blog.

The Shumate Family said... Best Blogger Tips

I love the dress!

Farah said... Best Blogger Tips

what a lovely dress, well done.

Retha said... Best Blogger Tips

So cute! perfect gift for my sis as I no longer can squeeze into a 0-2. I tweeted!

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Samina said... Best Blogger Tips

That's an adorable dress & it's my size!

Olya said... Best Blogger Tips

Ooooh! I love this dress, and it would be perfect to make and wear for next summer.... after I have this next baby. :) I love your blog; I have a large bust too and it's nice to see your alterations so I can do the same!

Danse De La Fleur said... Best Blogger Tips

I love that dress! Especially the blue lace at the bottom :)

Thanks for the giveaway!

Danse De La Fleur said... Best Blogger Tips

I also follow your blog :)

Danse De La Fleur said... Best Blogger Tips

Here is my blog post about the giveaway:

http://dansedelafleur.blogspot.com/2010/08/summer-at-country-house-frock-grosgrain.html

charity said... Best Blogger Tips

I am a follower and this dress is beautiful!

Ashley said... Best Blogger Tips

Would love this dress!

charity said... Best Blogger Tips

If I don't win, I'll have to buy the pattern. So cute!

Rebecca said... Best Blogger Tips

That dress is adorable. I think I began to officially follow you around the 24th.

Lyndsey B said... Best Blogger Tips

what a cute dress!

staceykt22 said... Best Blogger Tips

The swing is adorable! And so is the dress!! Love love love it.

staceykt22 said... Best Blogger Tips

I am a follower =)

missjulierae said... Best Blogger Tips

Love this! And I'm a follower!

Grace said... Best Blogger Tips

Ooo, I like it. ;)

katie said... Best Blogger Tips

This is so lovely! I still don't know what my US-size is. But 0-2 sounds small enough!

Katie said... Best Blogger Tips

This dress is just lovely!

Ali said... Best Blogger Tips

I am following...

Sabr said... Best Blogger Tips

Congrats on another lovely frock! Perfect for early fall walks with your sweetheart along a country road.

Katie said... Best Blogger Tips

That dress is adorable!!! I want one badly :) I also follow you through my Google RSS feed. Yay! :)

Unknown said... Best Blogger Tips

I Love this dress and i would love to win it! It's so my style :)

Allison Przeslawski said... Best Blogger Tips

I am entering for sure!!!

Allison Elizabeth♥

Allison Przeslawski said... Best Blogger Tips

I already follow....

Allison Elizabeth♥

Danni said... Best Blogger Tips

Absolutely gorgeous! I would want to wear this one all the time! <3 it!

April and Mark said... Best Blogger Tips

That dress is adorable! I'm so impressed with your skills by the way.

April and Mark said... Best Blogger Tips

Also, I'm following. :)

Emily said... Best Blogger Tips

I like yours better than the modcloth one!

Heather said... Best Blogger Tips

Lovely dress!

Gwen said... Best Blogger Tips

I am a follower! Adorable dress!

Serena said... Best Blogger Tips

Very, very cute! (As always!)

Hermione J. Schwartz said... Best Blogger Tips

Gorgeous, as always! I really admire the photos. They are always so beautiful and add so much to the design. =]

Michelle said... Best Blogger Tips

I follow....what a darling dress!
And I love your swing too.

Anna G said... Best Blogger Tips

Looks great, would love it!
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Lucia said... Best Blogger Tips

I linked on my blog
http://lucia-thesewingproject.blogspot.com/
come and check!!
many kisses

Brinn said... Best Blogger Tips

Cute! Consider me entered.

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Brinn said... Best Blogger Tips

Also, I follow your blog through Google Reader.

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shauna0923 said... Best Blogger Tips

I follow you already - this dress is GORGEOUS!!! Would be perfect for me to wear next summer when my husband comes home from his year long deployment!:)

Melissa said... Best Blogger Tips

super cute dress--am hoping it will end up in my closet!

Emily said... Best Blogger Tips

I really like how you did the piping (?) on the princess seams. Such a nice and flattering addition of color! sorainima@gmail.com

Unknown said... Best Blogger Tips

Although I have been following your blog for months, I am now an official follower! Great job!

marcia said... Best Blogger Tips

Just a lovely dress! I'm following Grosgrain, finally, though I have been reading for months just through a bookmark :)

sarsaparilla said... Best Blogger Tips

I followed you :)
Love the dress!

Jennifer Rzasa said... Best Blogger Tips

I love this dress- I love that it is not too short, and that it has a bit of coverage on top- that way, if I win, I can wear it to work!

Jennifer Rzasa said... Best Blogger Tips

And I follow!

Hanna said... Best Blogger Tips

this dress is so cute!

Kristina said... Best Blogger Tips

I know why you fell in love with this dress. It's so romantic.
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Anonymous said... Best Blogger Tips

No way this GaGa could ever fit a 0-2, but my tiny daughter could! I love it and I know she will too!

Anonymous said... Best Blogger Tips

I am a follower, too!

Carla said... Best Blogger Tips

This is a beautiful dress!!!! So pretty
Carla
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Estelle said... Best Blogger Tips
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Estelle said... Best Blogger Tips

I really love the dress! Shame that the winter has started here!

sy said... Best Blogger Tips

i tweeted about the giveaway http://twitter.com/syytta/status/22570956777

sy said... Best Blogger Tips

i love the dress.
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sy said... Best Blogger Tips

i'm a follower

The Sew Convert said... Best Blogger Tips

I love this dress, it's new vintage :)

Mary said... Best Blogger Tips

This is so beautiful, I think the blue lace add so much and I love the piping :)

Au Coeur said... Best Blogger Tips

Oh my goodness! Sometimes I think to myself that I couldn't love anything you make more than the last dress. And then you make another one. THIS is so me (boy I hope I win).

Au Coeur said... Best Blogger Tips

And follow? Oh yes, I do plenty of that.

Unknown said... Best Blogger Tips

I am a follower.

Erin said... Best Blogger Tips

This dress is adorable! My teen sister would look adorable in it!

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e.e.mullarke said... Best Blogger Tips

I am now a follower....

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rubyslippers_86 said... Best Blogger Tips

OOhhh!! was just looking at this today on BurdaStyle!
You take lovely pictures!
I blogged about it here

http://rubyslippersvintage.blogspot.com/2010/08/giveaway-over-at-grosgrains-blog.html

I'll keep my fingers crossed!

Camila F. said... Best Blogger Tips

Such a cute girlie dress! Very sweet!

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Amy said... Best Blogger Tips

I found this site last week and immediately started following. Such clever ideas. This is a super cute dress that would fit me..yea!

Erin said... Best Blogger Tips

ah, that's so my style!

Erin said... Best Blogger Tips

I follow!

GuysGirlKnits said... Best Blogger Tips

I would wear that every day.

gwenstella said... Best Blogger Tips

LOVE THIS FROCK!!! :) *fingers crossed!

gwenstella said... Best Blogger Tips

I have been following you for quite a while!!! (^_^)

Annie said... Best Blogger Tips

Swooning riiiiiiight NOW! It's lovely.

Christina Dewey said... Best Blogger Tips

This is absolutely beautiful! I love it! : )

Clover@farrbetterlife.com said... Best Blogger Tips

I love this dress. So beautiful. I can only hope to sew this well some day. I am a 0-2. Thankyou!!!

Clover@farrbetterlife said... Best Blogger Tips

I am already a follower!!!!

JBalloon said... Best Blogger Tips

beautiful dress!

Buckmistress said... Best Blogger Tips

I loooooove this dress!

Buckmistress said... Best Blogger Tips

Oh and I subscribe via google reader

Kylie said... Best Blogger Tips

I am a follower! This is so beautiful.
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Kylie said... Best Blogger Tips

Would love to win!
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Rebecca said... Best Blogger Tips

Gorgeous! I love the piping detail. I posted the link on my blog at: http://maymademe.blogspot.com/2010/08/summer-at-country-house-frock-grosgrain.html

Teri said... Best Blogger Tips

This dress is so perfect for my daughter!

Thanks for the giveaway!

redbean said... Best Blogger Tips

This dress exudes so much charm, great work! And your photo shoots are always inspiring. :)

Anonymous said... Best Blogger Tips

This is so lovely! I recently started reading your blog, and added it to the "Stuff I Love" page on my blog. Great work!

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Anonymous said... Best Blogger Tips

You are so creative. I love your designs!

I added your blog to my Google reader account. ; D

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Caitlin Weaver said... Best Blogger Tips

Awesome, I'm so glad that I'm your size!
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Caitlin Weaver said... Best Blogger Tips

I'm a follower!
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Caitlin Weaver said... Best Blogger Tips

I posted the link to my facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/profile.php?id=64203205

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Moran Family said... Best Blogger Tips

I am a follower

Moran Family said... Best Blogger Tips

Beautiful dress and awesome swing!

Becky said... Best Blogger Tips

This is adorable! It's be great with tights for the fall as well.

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Becky said... Best Blogger Tips

I'm also a blog follower. :]

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Amanda said... Best Blogger Tips

This is precious. Just the cutest little thing.

brittany said... Best Blogger Tips

this is so lovely!!

brittany said... Best Blogger Tips

this is so lovely!!

nire said... Best Blogger Tips

I <3 this dress and it's my size ( I think) Hoping that I get to be the new owner of this lovely dress.

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Suzanne said... Best Blogger Tips

Such a lovely dress! Thank you for offering this giveaway. I'm following your blog! :D

DangAndBlast! said... Best Blogger Tips

ooh would love it for my skinny sister! :)

Seema S said... Best Blogger Tips

I follow your blog

Seema S said... Best Blogger Tips

It would look so cute on my niece

Reyna Meinhardt said... Best Blogger Tips

I just love this dress, thanks for the chance to win it!

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Reyna Meinhardt said... Best Blogger Tips

I'm a long time follower ;)

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elinanna said... Best Blogger Tips

What a sweet dress! Totally adorable, just like all your other dresses :) Keep up the good work and keep inspiring the rest of us!

Mama Zharfan said... Best Blogger Tips

I'd love to win this lovely dress!!

Mama Zharfan said... Best Blogger Tips

I'm your follower!

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Erin said... Best Blogger Tips

So cute! I love it!

Trish said... Best Blogger Tips

super sweet! I love the navy lace detail--and I've been a follower forEVER.

rachel @ idlepines said... Best Blogger Tips

Lovely dress (as usual!!)

elana said... Best Blogger Tips

i kind of feel like your dresses were just made for me!

blogged about it here: http://angelgirl8.livejournal.com/528633.html

Bunbury said... Best Blogger Tips

Beautiful, love the blue.

Liana said... Best Blogger Tips

Hi-

So... I LOVE your blog. I was just wondering if you have any suggestion on how to make hair netting? You know, the kind that covers over your face and looks kinda vintage? I was hoping to make on with a sunflower? It almost seems like it can't be THAT hard... any tips?

ps. I love the dress too! :)

Melissa said... Best Blogger Tips

so cute!

Melissa said... Best Blogger Tips

follow!

mushiejc said... Best Blogger Tips

Love this dress! Perfect for our upcoming summer! I'm already a follower :)

Anne said... Best Blogger Tips

Here is my link!
http://iheartgiveaways.blogspot.com/2010/09/summer-at-country-house-frock-grosgrain.html

Anne said... Best Blogger Tips

I would love to wear this!

Anonymous said... Best Blogger Tips

I just started following your blog. Took me a while, but I finally figured it out. ; D

g.brocante said... Best Blogger Tips

I love this dress!!!
I am following our blog.

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enter me please and thank you

Ms Muffin said... Best Blogger Tips

I so love the colours!
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Ms Muffin said... Best Blogger Tips

I am following you!
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Jenn A said... Best Blogger Tips

This is SO cute! I wear size 2! I could wear this dress :)

Anonymous said... Best Blogger Tips

I really think the small floral print worked out! so lovely. :)

Emma said... Best Blogger Tips

Love your blog! Love the dress (it's my size!) Love modcloth!

Emma said... Best Blogger Tips

and now I am following you...but not in a creepy way! :)

Emma said... Best Blogger Tips

I linked too...


http://emmaandmrknightley.blogspot.com/2010/09/i-wish.html

Monica said... Best Blogger Tips

following on blog and twitter!

this frock is adorable--a wonderful summer/autumn transition dress.

Anonymous said... Best Blogger Tips

The blue is just lovely, and those buttons are so fantastic!

Becky McNeill said... Best Blogger Tips

GORGEOUS!

Unknown said... Best Blogger Tips

This is one of my favorite dresses of yours! I love the navy blue lace!

nitzan said... Best Blogger Tips

i love this dres...

and follow your blog


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ihartkhart said... Best Blogger Tips

This makes me wish it was still summer!

But, I know that with some flat riding boots and a long cardigan, this can totally work for fall!

LadyJadePerendhil said... Best Blogger Tips

i'm following. wanna get this,

Ayanna said... Best Blogger Tips

Amazing! I followed your blog!

jackiewd said... Best Blogger Tips

I think I like your's better than the orignal!

Crunchy Green Sisters said... Best Blogger Tips

Love it!

Anonymous said... Best Blogger Tips

such pretty dresses! i really love the lace at the bottom (:

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Ginny said... Best Blogger Tips

I blogged http://momcontests.blogspot.com/2010/11/summer-at-country-house-frock-grosgrain.html

Ginny said... Best Blogger Tips

I follow as well!

Amanda said... Best Blogger Tips

I'm now following your blog - thank you, I love it!!

Prachi said... Best Blogger Tips

I started following your blog after marisa of newdressaday.com posted a link to it.
I absolutely love your blog. It has amazing things in store that i an looking forward to follow your blog every morning before I leave for school...

I love the dress (especially the florals)!!!

XO Prachi

Unknown said... Best Blogger Tips

I am following your blog! :) The dress is gorgeous!

Kitten's Lost Her Mittens said... Best Blogger Tips

I would LOVE to win that dress!!

Kitten's Lost Her Mittens said... Best Blogger Tips

Also, I follow your blog!

Schritt für Schritt lerne ich zu nähen said... Best Blogger Tips

I love it!

Courtney said... Best Blogger Tips

Adorable! Love the peek-a-boo lace, it adds such a feminine touch.

Zesty Lou said... Best Blogger Tips

I LOVE this dress :) I can't believe that you made it yourself! STUNNING!

Mattea said... Best Blogger Tips

I am commenting and favoriting your page in my browser...
I wanna follow you but for some reason when i click not he link it's just not allowing me.
I'll be a regular visitor of this page from now on...
Marvellous work you do!

Unknown said... Best Blogger Tips

I absolutely LOVE this dress! I just found your blog today and I will be following for sure

sola fide said... Best Blogger Tips

what a lovely dress :)
I admire your talent ridiculously so and am waiting to get a sewign machine so i might try my hand at a tutorial or two.
I have been following you for a while now @ http://sukumawikii.blogspot.com/ AND i've now commented :D.

Bless!

SeeMommyRunandBoxandCraft said... Best Blogger Tips

LOve, love, love this dress! You are so talented. It is simply lovely. I'm following you now too!

Tas said... Best Blogger Tips

colThis dress is beautiful. Perfect for the honeymoon I am planning right now :)

Unknown said... Best Blogger Tips

I love this dress! I follow your blog. :)

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Carol said... Best Blogger Tips

OMG, this dress is so great! I'm a follower! Fingers crossed!

Unknown said... Best Blogger Tips

Found this by looking at the Burda style website because I am dying to learn to sew! I found your blog and I'm in love with your work and your style! This dress is perfect and it's even in my size! Have you given it away yet? Sorry if I missed something obvious!

Unknown said... Best Blogger Tips

THis Dress is Super Cute!!
I've added a link to my blog:
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Sisam said... Best Blogger Tips

HII
I LOVE THIS DRESS!! its so pretty!! I really want to learn how to make it.

Prerna Acharya said... Best Blogger Tips

OMYGOD this dress is so adorable. I always wanted a country style dress.

Prerna Acharya said... Best Blogger Tips

I follow your blog! :)

Prerna Acharya said... Best Blogger Tips

I ALSO follow your blog!!!

Rose said... Best Blogger Tips

hi
this dress is so adorable. I kind of wish I was you in that swing. they are great pictures too!

 
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