When I first saw this fabric in IKEA I knew it was perfect for this dress.
But I was so excited when I made this dress that I didn’t even noticed that I’ve made it upside down :)))))
My boyfriend notticed after it was finished…
But it turned quite well.
And because the fabric was a little see-through I fully lined it.
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Feb 11, 2012, 10.37 PMby flowergirl22
ikea has a lot to answere for,, great dress, no cant notice its upside down,,,
Jul 3, 2011, 11.52 AMby SewingAmity
Thank you for adding the fit info. I’m really shortwaisted, so it sounds as though this may be a pattern for me which will need no alterations.
Love the graphic quality of the fabric you chose!
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Jul 3, 2011, 12.11 PMby Aida Petre
thank you.
Jun 30, 2011, 10.50 AMby cikk
I think it’s cooler with the writing upside down. Don’t tell anyone else it was a mistake! As someone famous said – I have no idea who – never apologise, never explain….
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Jun 30, 2011, 11.05 AMby Aida Petre
Who doesn’t know the fabric doesn’t realize it :D Well, I like it just the same and it doesn’t matter what others think….I wear it not them :) Thank you for your comment…I like comments……:P
Mar 10, 2012, 08.38 PMby sneville
It was the current queen of England’s mother
Jun 29, 2011, 05.39 AMby galit maler
איך מורידים את הגזרה?
Jun 28, 2011, 01.12 PMby ndimi
I love that you put the writing upside down. It gives this dress such a One-of-a-Kind feel to it!
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Jun 28, 2011, 03.39 PMby Aida Petre
well, I have to read it, no!? :)))) thank you
Jun 7, 2011, 08.30 AMby debbie777
Very nice, even if it is upside down it’s still beautiful! The lining gives it more body as well.
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Jun 7, 2011, 11.30 AMby Aida Petre
thank you
Jun 7, 2011, 05.49 AMby Irina Schwab
Hi there, I love the dress. Congratulations! Let’s hope not a lot of people go to IKEA now and buy the same fabric :-)) I would iron it with starch spray (apret?) to make it even more glamorous. There is a question for you. I alreday cut the patterns to make this dress from a much thicker fabric I bought in Romania last summer. The colours are very similar to the colour sin the magazine picture. I hesitated cutting it though, because the pattern looks really small, minuscule. I know is “petite”, but I thought you still follow your size. Did you have any problems with the sizing? Did you follow your normal size? I am a Romanian “Ma dame” size 36, any idea what size I should follow for this dress?
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Jun 7, 2011, 06.29 AMby Aida Petre
Hy, thank you, thank you :D
Well, I has so excited to share it with you all that I didn’t even iron it.
As for your question: I’m a burda size 42, so I took the size 21 for this dress and I compared the measurements with the ones for the size 42 and I saw that the bust was 2 cm higher in size 21 than in size 42 so I lengthened the pattern at the shoulders with 2 cm. I hope you understand what I did :D I sugest you compare your measurements with the measurements for the petite sizes :D
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Jun 6, 2011, 08.54 PMby MientjiB
Beautiful fit!
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Jun 7, 2011, 06.29 AMby Aida Petre
thank you :*