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Have you seen this most whimsical dress from Wildflower and Whimsy?
http://www.burdastyle.com/projects/bustled-twirl-dress
Dont you think its the cutest dress ever? When I saw it, I really wanted one for myself and my future daughter! While it would be a while for her to be big enough for cute dresses, I can wear one now I made one that I can wear now and also after pregnancy.
I followed her tutorial to cut the circle skirt. I have just ordered a ruffle feet from Amazon, since making little girl dress would require lots of ruffling. But I decided to put a biase stripe instead as the hem of this skirt to make it more suitable for an adult and less heavy. The skirt is cut so that its higher in the front and lower in the back, so the bias stripe was made to make sure that all edges are enclosed (kind of like a french seam) and the skirt hem looks finished from inside and out. It took a while to iron the long bias stripes!
The bodice of the dress is actually made from McCall 5652, which is actually a really great summer maternity dress pattern. I lengthened the back piece a little to allow me to put in a elastic band and shirring it a little. The edge of the top is enclosed by bias strips which extends into a strap.
The material is an all cotton seersucker, and no bra required — making the dress super comfortable! I love wearing it, it makes me very happy and feeling very floaty. I still have a lot of the material left to make a cuter version for my daughter, I cant wait until next summer!
Material Notes
Cotton
Difficulty
Intermediate
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Credits
- Inspiration
“original dress”: http://www.burdastyle.com/projects/bustled-twirl-dress
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Aug 15, 2011, 07.15 PMby karinsi
I love your maternity wear! It’s very inspiring, I’m making all of them my favorites, to come back to when it’s my turn (in the near future, I hope!) Thank you!
Aug 15, 2011, 03.47 PMby eunnyjang
fantastic, you look marvelous!
Aug 14, 2011, 05.57 PMby reliablechef
love it..
Aug 14, 2011, 01.52 PMby sewno
so beautiful!
Aug 14, 2011, 12.20 PMby FashionSewingBlog
It’s a beautiful dress and you look great and so radiant it. Great bodice detailing front and back.
Aug 14, 2011, 09.08 AMby mixtlii
You are so cute!
Aug 14, 2011, 06.49 AMby hukilaulei
Aaaww! You’re soo cute!
Aug 14, 2011, 06.40 AMby milka83
you look so beautiful…