I made this dress for the New Year's party at work. This was one of those Project Runway moments when you race to finish the dress at 1 a.m., go to bed, wake up at 6 a.m., work all day and party half of the night.
Pattern Description: Dress - top is a tube top ending in V-shape; bottom part has ruching on the hips.
Pattern Sizing: The pattern comes in sizes 40, 44 and 48. I started with size 40.
Did it look like the photo/drawing on the pattern envelope once you were done sewing with it? Yes, except I intentionally omitted the applique on the top.
Were the instructions easy to follow? I didn't follow them, because the only word I understood was 'vestido' :-)
What did you particularly like or dislike about the pattern? I love everything about the pattern. I had a few issues with the V point, but I knew that was going to be the most challenging part of the pattern.
Fabric Used: rayon-lycra knit
Pattern alterations or any design changes you made: First I took in the pattern. As I wrote above, I started with size 40, but ended up taking the pattern in quite a lot. On the top part I took in: 3cm at the center front (the V part), 2.5cm at the side seams and at the back 1cm on every seam. The back consists of 4 parts. I then changed the skirt part accordingly.
I also omitted the applique part, mostly because I didn't have anything appropriate at home.
Sewing: I've sewn the entire dress on my SM, no serger. I did the ruching by sewing with the largest seam length and gathered it by pulling the thread, I then pinned it and slowly sewed it to the top.
For the upper part of the tube top there is a facing pattern piece. I used the facing, but reinforced the seam with clear elastic. It worked perfectly. I minimized the slipping of the dress. I only had a few of those pulling-up the dress moments :-)
The only part I didn't like is sewing the V-part. The fabric kept stretching and the V didn't look good at all. I finally managed to put it into a satisfactory state. I'm not entirely happy with it, but oh, well.
Would you sew it again? Would you recommend it to others? I probably won't sew it again, but I do recommend it.
Conclusion: Great party / evening dress.
Dress on me:
Btw, did you notice I made a white cover up for Mimi. I like it better than the red one she came in.
I have some more great news, but I'll share them in my next post. Until then....
Happy sewing everyone!
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7 comments:
There aren't many people who could look good in that dress but you are definitely one of them, it looks sensational, and the sewing looks perfect even if you were half asleep doing it!
I agree with Allison - that dress would look good on very few people, but you look fabulous in it! Nice work!
This is HOT! Awesome job!
Hi Maja.- I hope you are well. Absolutely fabulous dress. It reminds me of the designs of Azzedine Alia. My best wishes for the Christmas holidays and also for the new year.
Greetings, Paco
it looks sensational,
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You and your dress look fantastic. It was also very refreshing to see a dress sewn entirely by one sewing machine instead of 3 -- sewing mach, serger, cover stitch.
The dress is awesome. Your talent on sewing is really something.
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