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I made this dress to attend a close friend’s beach wedding. Recently, I had sewn my So 90s, so hipster dress as a wearable muslin in preparation for this dress. My goal was to get the bodice fit right at the bust darts and at the back bodice. However I forgot to account for the stretch in the fabric due to the spandex blend. The fabric was also a little heavier than I had anticipated. This meant that although I shortened the closely-fitting bodice, the drape and weight of the skirt dragged the bodice forwards and down. Thankfully, it’s not that noticeable.
The pattern was easy to follow and construction fairly simple. Again, I applied the all-in-one facing the Burdastyle method rather than the one suggested in the pattern instructions because I think it gives a neater finish.
The beach wedding was lovely, the weather perfect and the dress evoked Summer sun(burn.)
Material Notes
Monotone sateen crosshatch (flame) 122cm, 80% cotton/ 20% spandex ($5/metre Spotlight clearance table); 51cm invisible zipper, iron on interfacing, thread
Difficulty
Novice
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Feb 4, 2013, 05.03 PMby Abigail Jones
Beautiful!
Jan 21, 2013, 10.29 PMby aarista
looks great on you, you go girl!
Jan 21, 2013, 07.38 PMby SassyT
Dress is gorgeous and that fabric is FABULOUS.
Jan 18, 2013, 08.51 PMby jhurienesling
MASTERPIECE!!! great fabric and styling!!
Jan 14, 2013, 03.32 PMby ladytap
Exquisite! I’m in love with that fabric!
Jan 13, 2013, 06.49 PMby suribabe
Jan 13, 2013, 02.31 AMby tilshmil
Great fabric and style, looks awesome! Great job!
Jan 12, 2013, 04.08 PMby chelsea childress
Looks fantastic! I love it!
Jan 12, 2013, 05.13 AMby MaycieAfterFive
Pretty dress! You use the cutest fabrics.
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Jan 12, 2013, 05.39 AMby cynthia-1
Wow! Thanks everyone for all your lovely comments. xoxo.
Jan 12, 2013, 04.17 AMby Dang Brunner
You are on fire! I hope to make something similar for this summer.
Jan 12, 2013, 03.50 AMby kisses
Love it and the fabric is fab
Jan 12, 2013, 02.16 AMby nattyjane
Gorgeous!
Jan 12, 2013, 01.50 AMby schnui
Very sweet dress and beautifully sewn and fitted. How lucky were you to find this at Spotlight and in the remnant bin!! Some things are just meant to be!!
Jan 11, 2013, 10.00 PMby barmaglot
Love the fabric and the dress is adorable!
Jan 11, 2013, 08.46 PMby laracrj
That’s stunning – what fun fabric and it looks so neatly finished! x
Jan 11, 2013, 08.10 PMby kelerabeus
So cool and sharp, I love it! The flaws you’re mentioning aren’t noticeable at all, you did a good job.
Jan 11, 2013, 06.06 PMby jadealamode
lovely dress!
Jan 11, 2013, 05.13 PMby leeavent
That looks amazing! Love the fabric and it seems to fit perfectly! Great job!
Jan 11, 2013, 04.13 PMby infinite-plus-one
Love it, looks great (:
Jan 11, 2013, 03.16 PMby Mary Athey
Lovely dress. The fabrics fab and its so good a fit on you. Class x
Jan 11, 2013, 02.18 PMby missmean07
Adorable!
Jan 11, 2013, 02.17 PMby Meldbombs
Love it! I will use this as inspiration for my first dress"
Jan 11, 2013, 01.38 PMby tejka
adorable.
Jan 11, 2013, 01.20 PMby diyraven
SO so super cute!! This dress flatters your figure beautifully + I just adore that fabric!
Jan 11, 2013, 12.51 PMby claire77
Very beautiful!