The dress is complete except for hemming. I truly like this pattern and will come back to it to make a fall dress, perhaps using the longer sleeves but staying with the sheath style. Here is a view of the dress hanging.
Some of the adjustments I made with this dress included forward shoulder, FBA, and sway back. During the sewing process I made additional changes: upper back bodice adjustment-sewing this piece by adjusting from center to side seam by sewing the upper back piece at 3/4 inch with bottom back piece at 5/8. Right shoulder was adjusted by sewing from mid shoulder to shoulder an additional 1/4 inch. Back darts were let out and curved.
Some more photos of the dress
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This dress is made from a vintage sheet from a give away contest from Lynn at
Wonderfully Made. The lights in my bathroom show case the fabric better than my sewing room.
The next version I will line fully instead of just the bodice. I thought about doing that with this dress but needed to work through how the bodice lining worked per instructions and what I should do to adapt to full lining. I will simple duplicate the dress. Lining the skirt portion will help eliminate wrinkles with some fabrics.
Fun "fabric". This is a great pattern and your dress is lovely.
ReplyDeleteWhat a flattering line this dress has to it, the ruffle neckline is lovely. Must hunt this pattern out - thanks for the tip about lining the skirt as well...j
ReplyDeleteThanks Judith. It is a nice style dress and various fabrics will give it a different look.
DeleteI love this dress - looks lovely. It hasnt arrived here (Australia) and I am thinking of ordering it from the US, postage notwithstanding. You are so productive Linda.
ReplyDeleteI think you will like this dress pattern. I don't feel so productive at times; I seem to take longer and longer to complete a garment.
DeleteAnother cute dress from this popular pattern, and one that I need to add to my collection :-)
ReplyDeleteIt is a nice pattern and I have seen several reviews of it made from a variety of fabrics.
DeleteThis is really pretty. Ilove that print!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Diana!
DeleteI love that you used the vintage sheet to make a wonderful modern dress! Fantastic!
ReplyDeleteThanks Carolyn! I have a lovely fabric picked out for my fall version and now that the pattern is tweaked, should be a quicker sew.
DeleteI love vintage sheets! The dress flatters your figure nicely! Love the ruffle front.
ReplyDeleteThank you!
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