Also, I don't love halters because they're just too shifty. I criss-crossed the straps and sewed them down in the back and like the resulting dress a lot! Probably won't make it again, but ya never know.
The new Vogue patterns are up on their site today. Not impressed at all! There might be a couple I'm interested in, but the rest are just really not me. Not even a little bit. Everything seems overly drapey and baggy and I guess I like things more fitted. The ones that aren't loose are dresses that are super tight, short and low-cut. What gives, Vogue??
Ah, well, it's not like I don't have enough patterns as it is, ha!
Cute! I think the halter is nice, and I love the fabric. I know what you mean about the "Amazing fit" dresses - in my experience they have way too much ease (I did buy this one, but I don't know that I'll make it!)
ReplyDeleteWhat a great dress! The color makes your eyes even blue-r :) Exactly same reaction to the vogue's
ReplyDeleteYou make the cutest dress and they look great on you. Bummer about the Amazing Fit pattern.
ReplyDeleteThis dress looks amazing on you. The adjustments you made did the job. I love it!!
ReplyDeleteSuch a gorgeous dress on you! Lovely details such as the pleated front.
ReplyDeletereally love dress
ReplyDeleteWonderful dress! I agree about the new patterns. I'm not impressed at all. Over draped or too tight. Did not look like styles you could really wear.
ReplyDeleteWonderful dress! I agree about the new patterns. I'm not impressed at all. Over draped or too tight. Did not look like styles you could really wear.
ReplyDeleteWhat a cute dress and it looks amazing on you!
ReplyDeletewow what a lovely dress
ReplyDeleteI recently bought Simplicity Amazing Fit #2404, as a first time dress maker the instructions were super confusing. It has taken me a couple weeks to give up and ask for help from a seamstress that I know from church. Ugh, so much for learning to do sew on my own.
ReplyDeleteHello! I liked your dress so much that I basically copied it! I found the extra bodice pieces to be really useful but the instructions were really confusing (and never actually told you how to pick a skirt pattern piece?). Here's my dress, it's not as nice a fabric but the closest I could find! http://annabelvita.com/2012/07/10/amazing-fit-simplicity-1800-dress/
ReplyDeleteThis is really helpful. I normally wear a Simplicity 12 as well and am planning on working this pattern up.Perhaps I should go for a 10 instead huh? If it doesn't fit me my daughter could wear it as shes one size smaller. I like how yours came out. Super cute!
ReplyDeleteI am sewing the same pattern. I was struggling with the elastic issue and saw your post on Pattern Review. I trimmed the seam (I wish I had read your warning ahead of time). I still managed to fit in a 1/4" casing. But here is where I'm really confused. The pattern calls for 1/2" elastic. Am I missing something? How do I fit a 1/2" piece of elastic in a 1/4" inch opening? (This is my first elastic project). I looked up how to insert elastic and other sites suggest that its supposed to be the width of elastic + 1/8" ease. Any insight?
ReplyDeleteI like your version, I plan to make this too, I'm not that found of lots of ease however I alway have to take dresses in from the back.
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