I love prints!

Added May 12, 2009

by anajan

Belgrade, Serbia

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Description

Patrones No. 269, #28 (Tintoretto) pattern.
This dress turned out a bit different than the original pattern. I have to work on understanding the Patrones’ sizing. I traced size 40 for the top and size 42 for the skirt part, as the Patrones’ sizing charts said those were my sizes. However, I had to narrow the whole dress a LOT. Approximately, 15cm in the waist area!!
After resizing it, I didn’t want to experiment with the sleeves, so I omitted them. Also, I slightly changed the neckline – made 2 pleats instead of 4.
The dress is fully lined. I used thin white cotton.
All in all, I think it is one cute dress :). And I can say it was a cheap one – cost me approx. $4.

Material Notes

Printed cotton<br> White cotton<br> Invisible zipper

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10 Comments

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    Jul 8, 2010, 12.38 PMby libbysharf

    Hi Ana, I think it turned out very charming. I have a question though – I want to buy a subscription to the Patrones magazine, but I don’t understand the sizing. Does it start with size 40? I’m usually a size 38 (in Burda it’s my perfect size)

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      Jul 8, 2010, 12.43 PMby anajan

      Hi Libby, thanks for the comment.
      Patrones’ patterns are usually given in 3 sizes (40, 44, and 48). They are printed similarly to the Burda’s patterns, so you can easily trace the pattern accommodated to your measurements. Patroenes’ size 40 corresponds to Burda’s size 38 (more or less), however I had few surprises with different patterns – they were usually too big. If you use the pattern for the first time, I highly recommend making a muslin first.
      One more important thing: the patterns do not include seam allowances.
      I hope this helped.

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      Jul 8, 2010, 02.22 PMby libbysharf

      Thank you! it was very helpful… now I’m happy again :-)

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    Nov 28, 2009, 11.27 PMby manuela

    A beautiful dress again! I really like the print!

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    Jul 1, 2009, 08.31 AMby kristinjg

    I would like to find that pattern but I am unfamiliar with that maker. Do you know how I could get it in the US?

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    May 14, 2009, 07.29 PMby dressdummy

    Flattering and beautifully put together (the whole outfit!).

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    May 14, 2009, 12.36 AMby pepeljuga

    Zeno opet si me odusevila! Kako samo dobro biras modele koji ti jos lepse stoje, tako i sa cinjenicom da imamo isti materijal i ja bas ne znam sta bi sa njim……Sasicu nesto slicno, ali u skladu sa svojom neskladnom linijom:))))),Uskoro "kacim " svoje kreacije….idejama nikad kraja…..

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    May 12, 2009, 07.45 AMby anajan

    @Julietta: I thought you might use this information as well. I didn’t read the instructions, but while sewing the dress I had an impression it was designed to be loosely fitted. The pattern didn’t include a zipper, but a back button closure (the one that would enable you to pull the dress over your had). I like my clothes to be form fitting, so this might have caused the problem. I added an invisible zipper to the left side seam. Also, I made a slight sway back adjustment and cropped the top part a bit due to my short torso.

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    May 12, 2009, 07.32 AMby julietta

    Beautiful dress and it fits you great now after all these modifications. I had my eye on this pattern too so it’s good to know that it is a little bit on the large side.

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    May 12, 2009, 04.23 AMby lybu

    I love prints too and love the dresse’s :) Your dress is beautiful. Perfect fit !

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    May 12, 2009, 03.32 AMby ghainskom

    I like the dress, and the shoes match perfect! I’m thinking about cutting my first Patrones pattern. Hope it comes out just as pretty as your dress.

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    May 12, 2009, 03.29 AMby jodika

    You always make such pretty dresses! Where do you find your fabric?

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