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I used McCalls 6599, a Fashion Star pattern, for this dress, but made it from cotton jersey instead of the charmeuse and crepe they recommended. I omitted the sleeves and the middle band, omitted the zipper, took out some of the circle from the skirt, shortened the hem, and made a design element out of the princess seams with my stripes.
A casual but fun dress that will get a lot of wear. More on my blog. Thanks for reading!
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Cotton jersey
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Dec 3, 2012, 03.46 PMby joost52
Very cute. Great job on the stripes :)
Nov 17, 2012, 10.17 PMby nookie
love your dress – i love princess seams, they give such a lovely line\fit. I read your blog entry on the making of the dress and was very entertained by the commentry on Fashion Star (I think they tried airing it in Australia but I don’t think it made it very far), thermal tights and “no rules”. However, I’ve never tried wearing wool in the middle of a queensland summer (or polyester – humidity and polyester do not mix)!
Nov 17, 2012, 02.23 PMby MissHickory
Cute…I love the bodice.
Nov 15, 2012, 08.14 PMby HouseOf Pinheiro
love it
Nov 15, 2012, 01.30 PMby skeeler
Fun is the word for this dress! It looks beautiful.
Nov 15, 2012, 09.32 AMby Mary Athey
Fab dress thats gorgeous on you. you.ve lined.the.striped.up perfectly.and .i lnow how hard this is. great job x
Nov 15, 2012, 08.25 AMby milka83
I like the fabric, and your dress is sweet:)
Nov 15, 2012, 06.46 AMby auroras-y-sirenas
So beautiful!
Nov 15, 2012, 03.54 AMby kisses
Nice dress…I like how you spent quality time to line up the stripes