Dress made from a pattern altered to achieve this look so romantic. I took advantage of the striped fabric to make pleats on the front and “play” with this. This dress I was baptized as “summer sky dress”, because the beautiful colors of the fabric reminds me the color of the sky in summer and the “waves” formed by the folds of the front remind me how sweet summer weather.
Two meters of cotton, buttons.
Intermediate
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In part two Meg sews on the flounce, pleats and gathers the skirt and installs the invisible zipper!
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Dec 7, 2011, 03.33 AMby emilief
wow those pleats details are genius !
Dec 7, 2011, 03.33 AMby emilief
wow those pleats details are genius !
Sep 5, 2011, 10.48 AMby u120418
Wow! What a lot of detailed work! You have done a lovely job!
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Sep 20, 2011, 03.34 PMby Rosy1964
Thanks so much!
Sep 4, 2011, 07.20 PMby gemmafloyd
Wow! This is sooo cute and gorgeous!
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Sep 6, 2011, 11.11 AMby Rosy1964
Thanks, Gemmafloyd!
Sep 2, 2011, 08.36 PMby dilshadburman
ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS! What a great job with the pin tucks!! Really spectacular!
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Sep 3, 2011, 08.28 PMby Rosy1964
Thanks so much, Dilshadburman, you´re lovely.
Sep 2, 2011, 11.34 AMby libra-s
Wow! Very pretty!
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Sep 3, 2011, 08.27 PMby Rosy1964
Oh, thanks so much.
Sep 2, 2011, 11.12 AMby weatherwitch
This is absolutely amazing!!!
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Sep 3, 2011, 08.26 PMby Rosy1964
Thanks Weatherwitch , Your words are a great encouragement to me.
Sep 2, 2011, 10.30 AMby suribabe
My goodness. Its incredible. I love the details on dress. I really like it when you make a dress and it doesnt look home made. Well done.
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Sep 2, 2011, 10.58 AMby Rosy1964
Thanks, Suribabe, we have the same thought, I love when someone asks me … Hey, where did you buy it??
Sep 2, 2011, 10.10 AMby kelerabeus
so cute, front detail is really amazing!
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Sep 2, 2011, 10.43 AMby Rosy1964
Thank you very much, Kelerabeus, so friendly
Sep 2, 2011, 07.56 AMby luxihere
pintucks are fun to play with isn’t it. Nice work! I love it
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Sep 2, 2011, 10.57 AMby Rosy1964
Thanks Luxihere, this dress was very fun to sew and imagine every detail of the construction.
Sep 2, 2011, 05.27 AMby nahoko
so beautiful and lovely at the same time! I love the pin tucking. I want to try it too!
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Sep 2, 2011, 10.55 AMby Rosy1964
Oh, yeah, Nahoko!! If you do this, I would love to see it, please. This will be very funny!
Sep 2, 2011, 03.39 AMby nouvellegamine
Beautiful! I love the pin yucks & the little flower on the collar.
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Sep 2, 2011, 10.53 AMby Rosy1964
Thanks, nouvelle! You´re so lovely always…
Sep 2, 2011, 01.07 AMby The Tropical Sewist
Oh wow, I can’t imagine the amount of work that went into this! The pin-tucking, the lace-edged petticoat, the carved buttons, even the little flower on the collar. You really thought this all out!
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Sep 2, 2011, 10.53 AMby Rosy1964
Thanks, Alasmydear! This dress was really a beautiful process of construction, the ideas were emerging from the fabric and then adding details.
Sep 1, 2011, 11.43 PMby max
Very nice. I like the effect of the tucks!
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Sep 2, 2011, 10.42 AMby Rosy1964
Thank you very much, Max , you´re very friendly.
Sep 1, 2011, 10.46 PMby mlichtenwalner
The pintucking is suberb!
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Sep 2, 2011, 10.51 AMby Rosy1964
Oh, thanks so much!
Sep 1, 2011, 10.41 PMby mollykatherine
This is an amazing dress!! I want one just like it. The pleating detail on the front is divine – great work!
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Sep 2, 2011, 10.51 AMby Rosy1964
Thanks, Molly, your words did me very happy ….
Sep 1, 2011, 07.56 PMby MientjiB
Really clever – the look of the wave tucks changes as the light changes, so they really are like waves!
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Sep 2, 2011, 10.49 AMby Rosy1964
Thanks, I thought well, waves remember me the sea …
Sep 1, 2011, 06.17 PMby salvia
Wow, this is beautiful!
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Sep 2, 2011, 10.48 AMby Rosy1964
Hey, thanks, Salvia! I just found your site and go there to look around …. love your job!
Sep 1, 2011, 06.08 PMby Tata O
amazing dress
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Sep 2, 2011, 10.42 AMby Rosy1964
Thank you very much, so friendly!!!
Sep 1, 2011, 05.53 PMby Anne Wagenhauser
Lovely! I love wave tucks, especially on stripes. Very nice dress.
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Sep 2, 2011, 10.45 AMby Rosy1964
Oh, thanks, Anne, love your words!
Sep 1, 2011, 05.51 PMby LimeSoda
That innovative form of pintucking makes all the difference in what could’ve been just a very simple ho-hum dress. Brilliant that you chose to see the effect on a striped fabric. Very lovely and well done!
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Sep 2, 2011, 10.44 AMby Rosy1964
Thanks, any ideas emerged while I sewed the dress.
Sep 1, 2011, 05.31 PMby anneecharri
Very clever Rosy, you are amazing seamstress!
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Sep 2, 2011, 10.44 AMby Rosy1964
Thanks, Anne, you made me blush!
Sep 1, 2011, 05.05 PMby tirrs
nice
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Sep 2, 2011, 10.41 AMby Rosy1964
Thank you very much, very friendly