I'm a little unsure of my fabric choice. My wearable muslin was in linen and I think I may like the feel of that dress more than this one made of cotton lawn. The lawn, as opposed to the linen, makes the bust darts crisper sooooo, "pointier" than the linen which behaves more like a lady. The lawn is from Hancock fabrics and is really nice to the touch. It puts me in the mind of a Liberty of London print and has that rich shade of royal blue that I love. But I think the pattern may be way too busy...opinions out there?
I am glad I took this dress on, I'm really fond of it and it taught me a lot about bust darts and back alterations. If you do decide to make this dress I think there are some really helpful tutorials out there that are worth reading. This one talks about positioning the bust darts in relationship to one another in the correct way. While this one speaks to the shape of the darts and how to streamline them for a better fit. Some of the other alterations I made were to the back width, neckline darts and to the back length (next time will pinch out even more in this area). All those alterations also led to tweaking the skirt a bit to be in line with the altered back and front. If you decide to make this dress just know that a fitted dress is bound to require more, well, fitting and might result in some frustrations because it's not likely to be a quick make until you get those fittings right. The overall construction of the dress is easy its just the fitting that is time consuming.
I like the dress and it looks good on you. The cummberbund/sash(?) is cute. Good job. love mama
ReplyDeleteps. hair is real cute
Thanks Mom! Glad you like it! Love E
DeleteThis is lovley! You really did a great job altering all those details, but you might have scared me off a bit, from making it. We'll see...
ReplyDeleteLove the fabric, btw :)
Thanks! It was some what tricky to alter but if you've had any experience sewing darts and manipulating them to fit you should be fine. The blog posts I referenced really helped me and the final result is really fun to wear. Hope yours turns out well and thanks for stopping by our blog!
DeleteLove this! Fit looks awesome, and I love the floral, very Liberty! The blue sash breaks the pattern while popping the color in the print! I'm starting my Peony this weekend.
ReplyDeleteThank you! I hope your have fun making your peony, its a cute dress. I made mine two years ago and its still in the rotation of dresses I wear. Good luck with it!
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