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December is such a busy time for everyone so this year we had an early Christmas party…at Longrain!
Of course the past few weeks have been all about sewing a party frock for the occasion. I bought a remnant of the lace called ‘I Spy Navy’ from Tessuti, i’d been eyeing it off for some time and pounced on it before it hit the remnant table. I then spent a lot of hours looking at pretty pictures of lace dresses on Pinterest and came across this one and i fell in frock love!
Patterns were spread out and searched through and i came up with the following mash up of patterns. The bodice of the Burdatyle strapless teadress with the shape slightly altered and the front piece of the BurdaStyle Marie skirt. I moved the pleats and added an extra one. The back of the skirt is straight.
Of course mixing patterns meant i needed to make a muslin and i’m so glad i did, there were some fitting alterations needed in the bodice.
I used a cotton/elastane under the lace (Barbados Oregano also from Tessuti) and cut and sewed both fabrics as one. The dress is lined in a navy viscose (from the Fabric Store) and trimmed with a navy silk organza at the hem. The bodice is boned and i added a waist stay (which i had to undo towards the end of the meal) and i added inseam pockets.
I’m incredibly pleased with how it turned out! Don’t you just love it when a plan works and everything comes together just as it should?
Material Notes
cotton/elastane, cotton lace, viscose, silk organza
Difficulty
Intermediate
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Categories
- Season
- Spring, Summer
- For
- Women
- Garment Type
- Dress
- Style
- Evening Wear
- Material
- Cotton, Blends, Lace/Sequins, Organza, Silk
Credits
- Pinterest for inspiring me!
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Dec 16, 2011, 04.10 PMby Ashley Martin
I’ve been wanting to make a dress like this for a while and I’m completely jealous of yours! I’ll have to start one of my own.
Nov 21, 2011, 11.45 PMby sweca
Looks AMAZING!! Great job!!
Nov 17, 2011, 01.34 PMby wildflower31
Looks good on you, the fabric is very pretty.
Nov 15, 2011, 06.58 AMby tilshmil
I absolutely adore your dress! You did an amazing job on it and you look so great in it! Well done.
Nov 14, 2011, 11.29 PMby Vanessa Velasquez
you will be the main star in that party, you look so so beautiful, and your mix and match-patterns-fusion was really a hit!!!
Nov 14, 2011, 10.01 PMby jeffrey
Wonderful. Such a beautiful finished project.
Nov 14, 2011, 04.37 PMby ritsel
very, very jealous! :-) I like the darker effect because of the pleats, really beautifully made!
Nov 13, 2011, 09.17 PMby jorth
Phwoar! Looking good!
Nov 13, 2011, 09.49 AMby francini
Perfect fit! Thanks for sharing!
Nov 13, 2011, 08.38 AMby carolyn-s
It looks completely gorgeous, well done!
Nov 13, 2011, 07.09 AMby carolynsuzanne
Super cute! I really like the fabric. The last close-up photo of the pleats is a nice touch. It turned out really well.
Nov 13, 2011, 04.44 AMby smallone
Nikki, you should be so incredibly pleased this is a most wonderful, individual and oh so stylish dress….i also absolutely love the color combo.
Nov 13, 2011, 04.33 AMby schnui
I love your party dress and you look great. The Fabric Store has just opened in Brisbane and I will be on the look out for lovely fabric like yours.
Nov 12, 2011, 10.52 PMby nikkishell
Thanks everyone! I’m very pleased with it :)
Nov 12, 2011, 06.40 PMby madebymeg
this dress (and you) look gorgeous!
Nov 12, 2011, 04.24 PMby nouvellegamine
it’s gorgeous! it’s pretty exciting when you try something different and it comes out as beautiful as this.
Nov 12, 2011, 02.45 PMby Priscilla Folley
Excellent work, I love this dress!
Nov 12, 2011, 10.32 AMby tirrs
lovely
Nov 12, 2011, 10.20 AMby Redsonia
Very well done! Congratulations.