So why not use what you works? I just had to find a festive fabric... Looked through my boxes of fabric and landed on the fabric I used for the bridesmaid's dresses I sewed for my sister C's wedding.
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| Sorry about the picture quality, it's a photo of a framed photo. BTW, that's me on the right WITH HAIR! The bridesmaids (me and sister E) are pregnant in this photo, me 6 months and she 5 months! I think I did a good job on the dresses because you can't tell right away... :) |
It's extremely crinkled and kind of slippery and just as I remembered it is kind of difficult to sew in. But I managed to produce this, which is a smash hit for me!
A simple dress in a festive fabric, it turned out great. I'll try to take some more photos on Saturday when I'm all made up and accessorized!
Well, what's new with this version? The obvious of course, the wrap neckline and it's sleeveless. I put on some buttons on the shoulders as suggested in the pattern, which gives the dress some more character I think.
So, yet again... IN YOUR FACE, everyone who calls 2147 a potato sack. I think it's a great pattern!
Bye for now,
Johanna
I have no idea how you sew that fast! Geez girl you're wayyyy ahead of me with sewing! I love those brides maids dresses BTW!
ReplyDeleteWell, the sewing bit goes pretty fast for me, but everything else is slower and more boring. But if you know the pattern from before and have already traced it, it doesn't take long to get it together. Also, I'm not super picky about the result, of course I want the seams to be neat if they show, but otherwise I don't care if there's a miss...
DeleteWow looks gorgeous on you, this pattern is a bit of a potato sack on me, could be more to do with me being a potato though :)
ReplyDeleteI don't believe for a second that you are any kind of patato! :) It's just that I'va got the hang of the pattern after making it five times now. A hot tip is to not make the yoke too big and to add a little width at the bottom, to make it more A-line and to make the hemline at least 5 cm wide. (Hope you understand what I mean).
DeleteI just picked up this pattern. Never in a million years would I have considered this one mostly because the pictures on the envelope are Hideous (with a capitol H!). I've seen so many cute versions of this dress. I have to make a few for myself!
ReplyDeleteOh, you should! It's such a great dress if you choose the right fabric. Good luck!
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