Description
this is my entry for deer&doe’s plantain challenge
i made it longer, so i can wear it as a dress
because i’m not really a t-shirt kind of gal
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instead of jersey fabric
it’s made out of wool that is quite thick, but has a lot of stretch
so it worked ok
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dress is made out of two scraps of fabrics
and those scraps were quite narrow
so in order to get that trapeze look of the dress
i had to add wedges of fabric to the side seams of the skirt part
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have no idea what size of the dress i made in the end
i planned to make 36
i’m size 38, but am used to sew with less seam allowance than this pattern includes
so i thought 36 would work just fine..
but then my boyfriend printed the pattern
and forgot to press that ‘no scaling’ button
so the pattern ended up being 10% smaller
so i cut the size 42
40 would be better i guess
but i’m fine with this fit
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raised the neckline
it’s a short dress
so i tried to balance that up a bit
and the sleeves are short because i run out of fabric
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i also made the leggings
using burda magazine pattern
(think i’ve used this one over 10 times so far, i love it that much)
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see more pics on my blog mokosha
Material Notes
2 scraps of thick wool fabric (1×1m and 0.3×0.8m)
lycra for the leggings+3cm wide elastic for the waistline
Difficulty
Intermediate
Feb 3, 2014, 09.17 PMby janene
I love the whole look. You are so cool, Mokosha! :-)
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Feb 4, 2014, 12.09 PMby mokosha
:) thank you, janene!
Jan 30, 2014, 01.47 PMby Bbtiny
Great dress and great outfit. I like it a lot! Size looks just great and comfy!
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Jan 30, 2014, 10.33 PMby mokosha
thanks.. yeah, it’s really comfy and warm too
Jan 30, 2014, 11.41 AMby Mary Athey
Lovely outfit and great photos. good luck x
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Jan 30, 2014, 10.34 PMby mokosha
thanks, mary :)