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!
What a happy, pretty dress! Love that fabric - and the shoes.
ReplyDeleteIt is a wonderful dress! It is cute, looks great on you, and just screams "Summer!!!"
ReplyDeleteI second what Chan said - a very happy, pretty print!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun summmer dress! I think I need one, too. :-)
ReplyDeleteI like it! I like the wider neckline, too, although I can see why you might not. It's very summery.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun dress! And I agree - it screams "happy"!!
ReplyDeleteHow cute and summery!
ReplyDeleteThis is perfect for summer! I like the closer fit, I think it is very flattering.
ReplyDeleteOh that looks like a fabulously comfy dress - so pretty on you !
ReplyDeleteThis dress is great! Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteWhat a pretty dress! I love the fabric!!!
ReplyDeleteLove it! That's an awesome print. :)
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