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The first dress I have ever made; the second garment I’ve ever done.
McCall’s (Butterick) B5317 “very easy” patterns, which ended up being one of the hardest things I have done in my life so far. Lined bodice, double pleated skirt, Invisible pockets, side zipper and I added the sash because alterations were outside of my skill level and it really worked out! McCall is crazy.
Material Notes
Linen for the skirt was PERFECT fabric for beautiful hanging pleats. _
Difficulty
Novice
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Jun 28, 2010, 10.14 AMby Laura Jane
amaziiiiiin <3
May 3, 2010, 04.22 AMby marloncosta
WoW! This dress is really beautiful! Is it your second project ever? Unbelievable! Lining, zipper on the side… you must be a natural seamstress! Very talented!
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May 3, 2010, 03.34 PMby benew
(laughs) Omagash, thank you!
No. Really. This was the most stressful thing I have ever done in my existence. I’m only really proud of it because I FINISHED. Everything else about it—that it turned out well—is an absolutely miracle to me.
_
Mar 26, 2010, 12.46 AMby pcvalery
The fabric choice is beautiful and the pockets are so cute! I love how you photographed this
Mar 25, 2010, 11.15 AMby kuukkai
So nice !! cute pic
Mar 25, 2010, 10.32 AMby tangerinetea
SO gorgeous!! I want one! You are so clever.
Mar 24, 2010, 02.09 AMby tailyn23
You did really well, and a great choice of fabric.
Mar 24, 2010, 01.19 AMby crstylestudio
Fab!! For your first dress… Keep up the sewing…
Mar 23, 2010, 09.59 PMby gemaquaries
This looks very beautiful on you!
Mar 23, 2010, 08.33 PMby cathysews
Truely fabulous…great dress!
Mar 23, 2010, 06.25 AMby thesweetesthing1975
You did so well. No one would believe this was the 1st dress you’ve ever made. :-)
Mar 21, 2010, 04.05 AMby zeisa
I’m so excited to see your second dress!!!!!!
Mar 20, 2010, 05.18 PMby tschasta
it looks great and it reminds me somehow on austrian traditional costumes called dirndl. with the üockets and the ribbon on the back
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Mar 21, 2010, 02.05 AMby benew
I had to look up dirndl when you mentioned it
and I LOVE them!
That would be such a great dress idea! Even with the apron front. Mmmm…modern interpretation, do we dare?
_
Mar 20, 2010, 04.30 AMby hellowest
Beautiful!
Mar 19, 2010, 06.11 PMby peacenluv78
great job!
Mar 19, 2010, 01.59 PMby ink
Lady you are radiant in your dress. Gor—-geous! Love all the colour blocking and the print is so wonderful with your skin tone. Really beautiful, you look like you feel like a million dollars in that dress and you do! Congrat’s on your new dress!
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Mar 21, 2010, 02.03 AMby benew
Thank you so much!
The dress you see was SOOOO hard
but I think that gladness, that calm, was a mix of “thank God I finished” and “Spring. I thought you’d never come.”
the kicker: I made it for a friend.
and I hope she loves it as much as we do. _ My gratitude for your encouragement abounds.
Mar 18, 2010, 11.12 PMby metropolitanfrock
Really cute. Great job on your first dress.
Mar 18, 2010, 04.38 PMby afiyfa
great job.looks ver good on you.
Mar 18, 2010, 03.35 AMby shellidawn
GREAT JOB!!!!
Mar 18, 2010, 02.42 AMby gonnange
beautiful work :)
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Mar 21, 2010, 02.04 AMby benew
aw, thank you so much!!
I can’t tell you how much I appreciate it.
Mar 17, 2010, 10.59 PMby simplyb
you did a beautiful job.
Mar 16, 2010, 09.41 PMby storres56
Lovely dress. The mud cloth fabric is so beautiful. Great job!
Mar 16, 2010, 08.03 PMby lauraisabel
Wow, what an amazing job! Not only is the fabric combo gorgeous and the fit spot on (did you have to do adjustments? It fits so perfectly you must have or it was drafted just for you), but you look so happy wearing it :-) I must say, I’ve seen that pattern around a few times and never thought much of it as it was on the pattern envelope, but your foxy dress is definitely making me reconsider….
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Mar 20, 2010, 12.57 AMby benew
I DID have to adjust the dress! The thing is (even though it was my first dress ever) it was a gift for someone else, someone my size. When I finished, it was huge and I was in tears trying to figure out what in the world I was going to do. I couldn’t send that to her! But Providence showed up and provided me a Master’s Student of Merchandising at a coffee shop who took my dress and told me what to do right there. I did and THAT’S how it turned out. Hahaha, I think I’m more stunned than everyone else on Burdastyle! _
Mar 16, 2010, 03.49 PMby emmia
aaaw it’s peeerfect!!
Mar 16, 2010, 03.38 AMby verypurpleperson
Gorgeous dress and beautiful pictures!
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Mar 16, 2010, 06.07 AMby benew
aw, thank you so much! I really appreciate it. _
Mar 15, 2010, 10.23 PMby sunnyb64
I’m so impressed that this is only your second project! It looks great.
Mar 15, 2010, 07.54 PMby Erin E
Soo pretty! Blue and white is one of my favorite color combos!
I featured your dress on my blog :)
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Mar 21, 2010, 06.11 AMby benew
(
_)you guys are out of control!
So much love!
Haha, thank you so much!!
Mudcloth seems underestimated when we think of “Spring”. I think we need to change that, ay? _
Mar 15, 2010, 06.43 PMby alisondahl
Lovely dress, model & photos.
Mar 15, 2010, 11.32 AMby imogens
Gorgeous… I love the fabrics you’ve chosen for this style. Well done – you look amazing in it!
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Mar 15, 2010, 06.24 PMby benew
omagash, thank you so much! Finding that fabric was a miracle. _
Mar 15, 2010, 09.11 AMby sengster
Beautiful :) I love it.
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Mar 15, 2010, 06.25 PMby benew
Thank youuuuuu! _
Mar 15, 2010, 03.37 AMby pixelink
loving your first dress, aswell brilliant styling and photos in the flower field.
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Mar 15, 2010, 06.27 PMby benew
Oh Thank You! I think the fields of mustard need my dress AND your Thai Fisherman shorts (jealllllouuuussssss). Were they hard to make?