Blue occasion dress - tall fit

Added Jun 19, 2011

by Irina Schwab

Aylesbury, Unite...

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Description

This is a first dress I made for someone else… It’s been more difficult than I thought, and I made it an dunmade it a few times until I reached and acceptable fit.

I am normally keep to finish the projects quickly, if possible within a day, but this has taken a little bit longer.

One of the reasons is that I used a combination of patterns.

The bodice follows the wedding dress pattern 103 from Burda 3/2011, while the skirt is based on 108B from Burda 5/2011.

The bodice pattern was further lengthened, despite being designed for a tall fit.

In the initial phase I added pleats at the back to give it a more elegant line.

In the second phase, as shown in the picture, I have removed the pleats, shortened the bodice at the back for a better fit, added some inserts in the skirt, to enlarge it slightly.

I added some hand made roses for more impact.

I also added blue and white beads, to go with the white zip slightly visible.

I finally made it wearable!

Material Notes

blue satin, beads, pearl button

Categories

For
Women
Garment Type
Dress
Style
Evening Wear
Material
Satin

4 Comments

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    Jun 21, 2011, 10.10 PMby jessica van daelen

    Very nice!

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    Jun 20, 2011, 11.28 PMby domestic-divaonline

    All your changes and choices are excellent. Love the color!

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      Jun 21, 2011, 10.42 PMby Irina Schwab

      would you believe this, I have metres and metres of this fabric. In fact, I made thsi dress for my mother in law as a thank you for giving me the fabrics laces and all the buttons!

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    Jun 20, 2011, 06.42 AMby zaarissima

    beautiful! I love the little details!

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      Jun 21, 2011, 10.43 PMby Irina Schwab

      Thanks. I must admit, it was a bit of a struggle. It took me longer than all projects together :-(

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    Jun 19, 2011, 10.15 AMby Aida Dragomirescu

    Great job…i love the color, the beading, the flowers…

    1 Reply
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      Jun 21, 2011, 10.43 PMby Irina Schwab

      Thanks, Aida, you are too kind!

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