July 5, 2011

Dress #1

I have been sewing - honest!

Last September I made a muslin of this dress, but labeled it as the wrong pattern and then set it aside waiting to get help from my ASG group. 

In June, I drug the un-ironed muslin to the meeting and slipped it on.  For the life of me, I couldn't remember what I thought the issues were - the muslin fit great!  So I came home and cut it out of a bright crazy cotton print. 

The pattern is Simplicity 3744 - it's a slimmer silhouette than I usually wear, but it was comfortable.  It's not perfect, but it's very, very good and wearable. 

Again, I moved the zipper from the center back to the side seam - that was pretty tricky to put in with the curves along my side.

Looking at the side view here - I can see I really need to get back to super hoola hoop on the Wii! I wore the dress out to dinner on Friday night and it was comfortable.  I was very aware of standing and sitting straight and keeping my tummy in.  The dress isn't perfect, the neckline is a bit too wide - and I'll think about how to fix that in the next version. 
Happy July everyone!

12 comments :

  1. What a happy, pretty dress! Love that fabric - and the shoes.

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  2. It is a wonderful dress! It is cute, looks great on you, and just screams "Summer!!!"

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  3. I second what Chan said - a very happy, pretty print!

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  4. What a fun summmer dress! I think I need one, too. :-)

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  5. I like it! I like the wider neckline, too, although I can see why you might not. It's very summery.

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  6. What a fun dress! And I agree - it screams "happy"!!

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  7. This is perfect for summer! I like the closer fit, I think it is very flattering.

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  8. Oh that looks like a fabulously comfy dress - so pretty on you !

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  9. This dress is great! Enjoy!

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  10. What a pretty dress! I love the fabric!!!

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  11. Love it! That's an awesome print. :)

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