Burdastyle Sewing Vintage Modern Contest, 2013- The Shift Dress

Added Feb 17, 2013

by jennyrecorder

Perth, Australia

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Description

I love the picture of Jean Shrimpton at the Races in her shift dress and no stockings (shock, horror, gasp!!!), so the Jamie Shift Dress wins for me :)
This is a version with a round neckline and slightly flared body, i have worn it twice and love the simplicity of the style, counterbalanced with the slightly fussy (but lovely fabric).

Material Notes

The fabric is a slightly stiff (white base) pure cotton with a set of ruffles sewn width-wise across it to form a stripey pattern, love it!

Difficulty

Intermediate

Categories

Season
Spring, Summer
For
Women
Material
Cotton, Blends

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  • Whiteb_large

    Feb 18, 2013, 03.54 PMby BurdaStyle Support

    Hi Jenny,

    Thanks for sharing your fabulous creation. Unfortunately, you JUST missed our submission deadline, which was Friday, February 15, 2013 at 11:59 PM EST. We’d love to see more of your creations!

    BSS

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      Feb 18, 2013, 10.32 PMby jennyrecorder

      Ooh! Wish I’d taken the pix when I actually finished the dress!
      Thanks for contacting me :)

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    Feb 17, 2013, 10.16 PMby ndimi

    OMG! I thought you had used a rag-quilting technique to make this fabric and how crazy-original that is! LOL

    That fabric is to die for, doll, and the dress looks super comfy. I bet it’s cool and fresh. Lovely.

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      Feb 17, 2013, 11.39 PMby jennyrecorder

      Perrfect on a 40-plus day! Yeah, I cheated, the fabric was really expensive and I wouldn’t have bought it if it wasn’t 50% off, all that labour costs money :)

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    Feb 17, 2013, 03.36 PMby Mary Athey

    Fab,dress and fabric, good luck x

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      Feb 17, 2013, 11.40 PMby jennyrecorder

      Thanks Mary, not really expecting anything and didn’t make it for the comp but thought I’d throw my hat in on the off-chance!

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    Feb 17, 2013, 11.02 AMby schnui

    I love your dress Jenny. The Jamie Shift dress pattern is perfect for this lovely fabric and you look great in it too!!

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