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9306 Danielle - sleeveless and sunny yellow
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I made this dress using a heavyweight, unbleached cotton muslin — remnants from a draping class I took last year. Because I wanted to use as many of the remnants as possible, I didn’t pre-wash… which was a tiny mistake, in retrospect.
Miho555 said that she prints her Burdastyle patterns at 96% of original size so that when she cuts at the 34 line, she actually gets a 32. So I did that for this dress. I think that would have fit fine on me for this fitted bust style, except that I didn’t pre-shrink my fabric.
Wasn’t sure what color I wanted to dye it but I knew it needed to be a warm-water dye to minimize shrinking. So I went with Dylon Sunflower Yellow. Sewed on a little rayon lace. And there you have it!
Super-tight around the bust. Not so tight that it will break the zipper, but tight enough that I feel like sausage in a casing. Lesson for me: Pre-wash all your cotton, no matter what! :)
Blogged here before dyeing and blogged here after the dress was really, really done.
More detailed and sewing geek-ish review at PatternReview.com.
Material Notes
100% cotton unbleached heavyweight muslin
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Nov 29, 2008, 08.11 AMby antoinette
Wow, thank you for the sweet comments. I couldn’t find this creation on the site after I uploaded it so I’m surprised anyone else could see it. Thanks again. :)
Nov 17, 2008, 11.32 PMby ipires
Lovely colour and it fits you well. It is very cute!
Nov 17, 2008, 03.36 AMby anajan
Lovely!
Nov 16, 2008, 08.47 PMby erdronen
this is really pretty! great job! and yet another thank you for the sizing tip! that’s awesome!
Nov 16, 2008, 09.18 AMby fordelis
U made beautiful dress! I was thinking about Danielle pattern, wasn’t sure. Now, looking at your version, I am definitely decided to make it. Thank you dear :)
Nov 16, 2008, 01.11 AMby emsalot
Thanks soooooooo much for that tip about a 32!!!!!! 96% that’s awesome. your dress is great too i love the colour
Nov 16, 2008, 12.01 AMby mjb14
Thanks for the tip on the sizing. Will have to remember that next time I print a pattern. I love your dress by the way, It looks really gorgeous on you.
Nov 15, 2008, 06.17 PMby sew4my3
Great dress! Thanks for the wonderful tip on printing the size 34 at 96% to get the size 32. My twin 20year old daughters are very petite 5’2"tall and just under 100lbs and usually I have to downsize even more as they are a 29 inch bust! Anyway, nice job on the color and style of your dress!
Nov 15, 2008, 04.46 PMby justmica
I love it!!
Nov 15, 2008, 02.49 PMby eclecticdreams
Too bad about not pre-washing the fabric, because it looks great.
Nov 15, 2008, 02.38 PMby camilaustral
i love it, the color is great. and the lace looks very cute.
and thanks for the tip about the 96%, it could work for the anda dress, that is kinda big
Nov 15, 2008, 02.26 PMby the-gilded-bee
Love it. Very cute. Great job on the dying, and I love the lace detail.
Nov 15, 2008, 11.38 AMby mangos
I like the colour you dyed it. I’ve definetly had that kind of experience as well, forgetting to pre-shrink. Lesson learned. It probably won’t happen again. Nice dress though, too bad it’s so tight :(
Nov 15, 2008, 09.17 AMby bola
Sweet! well sewn! and in my favourite colour too!