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I made this Heidi dress for one of my classes last semester at school. We had to use a pattern exactly how it came without any alterations. :( If I had been able to I would have liked to make the sleeves into more tank top ish and I wouldn’t have had such large pleats in the skirt at least. I feel like it makes me look like I have a huge stomach. I absolutely LOVE the belt! It is probably my favorite part of the whole outfit!
My fiance took the pictures for me.
Material Notes
Teal, Brown, and Yellow Cotton
Teal lining, and thread
Difficulty
Intermediate
Categories
Credits
BurdaStyle for the pattern and inspiration
Dr. Secor and all of my classmates for all the help and support
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Mar 27, 2010, 05.37 PMby maryfrana
Love the belt. It’s why I want to make this dress. Fantastic.
Jan 1, 2010, 01.19 AMby Ana B
This dress is beautiful. You did great! The color looks awesome on you; makes more, really, prettier ; )
Jun 8, 2009, 06.29 AMby barbaraagatha
Hello Miss Strawberry! I like your dress especially since I’ve been working on my Heidi for 3 weeks now (weekends only) and had to call in my mother’s expert hands: the silly pleats in the front are such a nuisance! My heidi will be white with a large plain balck belt, hopefully I will be done soon and will be able to put photos up. I was counting on making the white heidi as a trial run, then make another Heidi in shantung, but I think I will lose the pockets and the front darts, keeping onlhy the princess seams: it will be more flattering. You look great in teal, by the way! Great work.
Jun 7, 2009, 07.50 PMby nikkishell
Your Heidi dress looks lovely! You did a great job and the belt looks great.
Jun 7, 2009, 05.45 AMby safemme
Awesome job! And it doesn’t make your stomach look huge at all! It’s really a lovely fit for you! And the color is so complementing!
Jun 6, 2009, 11.05 PMby reneebeth
Beautiful! I love teal. Also, your belt looks different than the one on the pattern (I went and checked the pattern out because I like your version so much!) Did you weave the strips differently?
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Jan 1, 2010, 06.45 AMby strawberryfreckles
I didn’t want the belt to look uniform so what I did after I made the base for the belt and the strips was tack the strips on one end of the belt. I then weaved and tack as I intertwined the strips until I got to the other side. Really simple!