75 cent Shari

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My Shari made for the sew-along (and my birthday). I really love the flow of this dress, it's really fun in such a lightweight, slinky fabric. I made some modifications: I moved the zipper to the side and didn't line the dress. I also added elastic thread to the back of the yoke (because it ended up being too big), and added a line of elastic thread at the shoulder seams, since it tended to crease near the neckline, and this way the creases look intentional One suggestion: Make sure your yoke fits snuggly!

Materials

Some sort of vintage flowered rayon (yard sale for 50 cents). Zipper from a thrift store purse (25 cents). orange-dot cotton yoke fabric and light interfacing from my stash.

Credits

burdastyle, the sew along...

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fashion1 Ï Posted 24 October 2007 at 3:52 PM
go to fashion school

beautiful! and great fabric choice!
pinkhibiscus Ï Posted 24 October 2007 at 4:13 PM
finishing a Vogue dress

wow...I like the colors...:) So the original pattern didn't fit well? Would you recommend cutting a size smaller?
kallers Ï Posted 24 October 2007 at 4:23 PM
On a built by wendy kick...

My recommendation would be to cut the size according to the size chart, but resize the yoke if necessary. Since the dress is very flowing, attaching the top and skirt to a smaller sized yoke could be done with a bit of easing, and would look fine.
Kasia26 Ï Posted 24 October 2007 at 5:37 PM
sewing, knitting, painting, drawing

Beautiful creation and the colors are very well matched.
amarie Ï Posted 24 October 2007 at 9:49 PM
finally sewing again

Oh so nice.
Jellybean Ï Posted 24 October 2007 at 10:20 PM
made a different convertible

That looks great and thanks for the tips about fitting the Shari.
nikkishell Ï Posted 25 October 2007 at 1:59 AM
is thinking up a refashioned outfit

Fabulous! 75c huh? You should be taking the Wardrobe Refashion pledge if you aren't already :)
elainemay Ï Posted 25 October 2007 at 10:09 AM

wonderful-- love the fabric-- it's perfect for this dress.
Jellybeanlupin Ï Posted 25 October 2007 at 3:51 PM

Yup this dress is lovely. Your fabrics look great together. A perfect dress for a birthday party too. Hope it was a happy one.
pinkhibiscus Ï Posted 26 October 2007 at 10:36 AM
finishing a Vogue dress

Thanks for the tips again, Kallers!
LYBU Ï Posted 15 January 2008 at 4:58 AM
has her sewig mach. in reparation

I like it too, nice fabric. Thank you for the tips !!!
ReneeBeth Ï Posted 3 April 2008 at 9:21 AM
Should finish the white shirt...

Lovely! I can't wait for the yardsales to start!