Burda Style For people who sew

Description

A while ago I was lucky enough to be selected to test Tasia’s Cambie dress pattern for her Sewaholic patterns range. I was thrilled to have the opportunity to pattern test for her again, as the last time I did so was with her very first pattern the Pendrell blouse. Weeks of back to back cold weather and rain delayed me taking photos of the finished dress. Then I underwent heart surgery to fix a problem with my heart. This delayed things even further!

My Cambie dress was made following View B. I omitted the pockets as these are not something I like to have in my dresses. I sewed up a size 8, but it turned out a little too big, so I had to take it in. The fabric is a light textured cotton that I have had in my stash for over a year. I had been saving it to sew up into a dress, and when I saw this pattern I knew it fit the bill perfectly. I lined the bodice with the same fabric, but left the skirt unlined. To prevent the skirt being see through I wear it with a petticoat, which also adds a bit of volume to the skirt. I really love how Tasia has included a separate waist band piece to join the bodice to the skirt (although with my belt on this can’t be seen).

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Material Notes

Cotton fabric, invisible zipper.

Difficulty

Intermediate

Categories

For

Women

Garment Type

Dress

Credits

Buckingham Road

http://buckinghamroad.blogspot.com.au/2012/08/pattern-tester-cambie-dress.html

Sewaholic Patterns

http://www.sewaholicpatterns.com/product/1202-cambie-dress