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When I bought this fabric I didn’t imagine it would end up as a dress. I had a waistcoat type thing in mind. But for some reason when I pulled it out three days ago, I couldn’t see it being anything other than a dress! I had some left over shirting fabric from a previous shirt I’d worked on and just went with it.
The button closure on the shoulders were totally unplanned. I sewed the neck and armhole and I couldn’t turn it My God! It was a nightmare. I don’t know what I did, or didn’t do. But I nearly went crazy trying to turn it. After spending more than three hours trying to figure it out I gave up and decided to have a closure there instead using the wooden buttons I had initially planned for the waistcoat.
The bodice is fully lined with polycotton. Same stuff the ruffles are made of.
Being a medium weight fabric the appliques sit so well without it collapsing inward.
I love it!
Material Notes
Olive suiting, cotton shirting and polycotton fabric. Wooden buttons.
Difficulty
Intermediate
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Jan 2, 2011, 10.29 AMby Sibel Bayraktar
So interesting details! I like it: :)
Apr 4, 2010, 03.36 PMby mlssfshn
Love the details!
Feb 28, 2010, 06.44 PMby lmb
so creative. nice dress.
Feb 28, 2010, 04.56 PMby holasoylulu
adorable!!!!!! i love those ruffle details!!
Feb 27, 2010, 12.07 AMby gdac
PS – those buttons are great too!
Feb 27, 2010, 12.05 AMby gdac
Wow, wow, super wow!!! Those ruffles are adorable? How did you make them?
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Feb 28, 2010, 06.20 AMby Ami Taf
Aww, thanks, :) It’s very easy, you cut the shape you want to pleat around. Then you cut the appropriate iron on interfacing minus half an inch on the circumference for sewing allowance.
Then you cut the fabric you want to pleat with, and decide how wide you want it. In this case I wanted it to stick out half an inch from the round bit so I cut 2" wide strips, (if you want it to stick out by 1", you cut 3" wide strips with 0.5" allow and so on) folded in half and pressed.
You then pleat around your circle, matching the raw edges of both fabrics. You can use your machine foot to get even pleats without measuring…. but that only works for narrow pleats though.
After sewing the pleats I folded them inwards and steam/press to get the pleats to stay. You might also want to trim around the edges to reduce the bulk.
I took some random pics while sewing, let me know if you’d like to see them.
Feb 26, 2010, 08.22 PMby mixtlii
very cute !
Feb 26, 2010, 08.13 PMby goldilox
Some errors just work in your favour at times, this is a good one. love you use of pleats
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Feb 28, 2010, 06.27 AMby Ami Taf
Thanks Goldilox, :) I still don’t know how to turn a top that the lining has been sewn to the main body, such that the shoulder joining is hidden…. I know i’ve seen it in my little nieces clothes but somehow I’m not able to replicate it and it pains me.
Feb 28, 2010, 06.40 AMby goldilox
I’ve done it once before and it’s a bit technical but easy once you get it. Think I’ll try to upload a tutorial one of these days
Feb 26, 2010, 06.24 PMby cquinn13
i love the buttons on the shoulder!
Feb 26, 2010, 05.32 PMby abbyzeeble
I love it too. The colours are lovely together and I love those ruffles.