Burda Style For people who sew
Description
Column dress adapted from McCalls pattern #6460. The dress was for a recent evening wedding. My inspiration was a dress Katie Couric wore on a recent special about the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. I made many fit and style alterations to the dress that included: eliminating all front and back darts, redesigning the sleeves, adding tucking to the front neckline, adding a kick pleat to the back, adding lining and overall fit adjustments. I made several muslin trials to ensure fit and style.
Material Notes
I used the wrong side of an inexpensive summer satin material and “Ambiance” polyester lining.
Difficulty
Intermediate
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Jun 23, 2012, 08.11 AMby brisehuus
Lovely color, good work. Love it!
Jun 23, 2012, 03.04 AMby max
Love the color and the dress!
Jun 22, 2012, 10.37 PMby Jolands
Great dress and colour. Love the detail at the neckline
Jun 22, 2012, 09.55 PMby libra-s
What a beautiful color and gorgeous pattern!
Jun 22, 2012, 01.15 PMby georgiet
The color is amazing and the dress is lovely.
Jun 22, 2012, 01.13 PMby Mary Athey
Love the colour and the dress is.fab x