Burda Style For people who sew

Description

Merry Christmas! This is one of my favorite dresses I’ve made so far! I more or less made it from a Butterick design (number 5556), and if you’ve seen the original sketch you’ll notice that I added the plackets and “v” shaped panel down the front of the dress. I also used a ribbon as a removable belt along with an antique looking buckle from Dill Buttons. The fabric was a red lame’ and black check, with velvet trim. So between the velvet that crushes easily and the lame’ that melts if it gets too close to an iron, I had an awfully tricky project on my hands! I ended up flat felling all the skirt seams, which served both to finish the raw edges and make the seams lay flat at the same time.

For better fitting in the bodice, I replaced the original darts with similarly sized tucks which are much more flattering for smaller people.

Once the dress was finished I was so excited to wear it! Between Christmas events and the photo shoot, it has already been put to a lot of use in the last several days.

I have so enjoyed wearing this dress, and if you would like to see more pictures you can visit the Edelweiss Patterns blog

Merry Christmas!

Katrina
www.edelweisspatterns.com

Material Notes

The fabric was a red lame’ and black check, with velvet trim. So between the velvet that crushes easily and the lame’ that melts if it gets too close to an iron, I had an awfully tricky project on my hands! I ended up flat felling all the skirt seams, which served both to finish the raw edges and make the seams lay flat at the same time.

Difficulty

Advanced

Categories

Season

Fall, Winter

For

Women

Garment Type

Dress

Style

Classic, Evening Wear, Vintage

Material

Cotton, Lace/Sequins, Other

Credits

Edelweiss Patterns Blog

Edelweiss Patterns Blog