Burda Style For people who sew

Description

First off, I feel like I should explain the photos! They were contributed to the Sew Weekly for the “literary inspiration” week, and my inspiration was the book, “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz”. As part of the photo shoot, Jepetto was so kind as to lend his acting talents to the role of Toto. :)

Now that I’ve explained myself a bit, this is my version of the Parfait Dress from Colette Patterns. I made it at the end of summer, my attempt to sneak in one more sundress! It’s made of Japanese double gauze (Nani Iro) and is lined with cotton voile. The dress closes with an invisible zipper at the side seam. The buttons at the shoulder straps are purely decorative since it’s easy enough to get in and out of the dress without unbuttoning the straps.

This is the first time I’ve worked with double gauze, and I love how spongy it feels! The floral pattern on the dress makes me happy; it added a bunch of color to my closet before I put it away for the winter. I finished the hem with a yellow seam binding as a nod to the yellow brick road.

Material Notes

Nani Iro double gauze; cotton voile; yellow seam binding at the hem; invisible zipper at the side seam; 2 red buttons at the shoulder straps

Difficulty

Intermediate

Categories

Season

Summer, Spring

For

Women

Garment Type

Dress

Style

Casual

Material

Cotton

Credits

Parfait Dress

Colette Patterns