I chose this pattern because:
- Both the pattern and fabric are stash so I don't have to spend a cent!
- I really need more summer work clothes and this will be perfect
- I've always wanted to see how a french dart that goes down to high hip level fits
- It gives me the perfect excuse to buy some red shoes (the real reason he he!)
A 15cm predicament, to be exact...
I could shorten the dress, but I don't like showing my knobbly knees. So a little creative thinking was required, and ding-ding-ding:
My dress is going to have a hemband!
And I think I prefer this anyway. Although I like the simplicity of the original, I think the extra saddle stitching adds a bit of balance. I'm not generally a fan of placing design details only on the front and leaving the back plain - it often looks like cost-cutting and design compromise to me.
I want this dress to be hand-washable, so I've put the linen through the washing machine on a warm machine wash to take care of any shrinkage. First I overlocked the ends of the linen, because we all know how much that frays, and I need more fabric not less! Because linen can stretch slightly and 'seat', I am going to line the dress with viscose lining, also preshrunk.
OK - now I'm off to cut my toile and whizz it up on the machine!
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Hello Sherry, I agree with you... I hate design details on front but not back as I always think it looks cheap.I think your dress will look amazing as ever but personally, I don't need any excuse to go buy red shoes! (I do need excuses to buy nearly everything else, but so few red shoes around if I find them AND like them, they are mine!) Go to the red shoes; go to the red shoes ... say in mantra fashion and go get them!
ReplyDeleteI think hembands are really neat looking most of the time, so that should be an awesome design detail :-)
ReplyDeleteand i really like the top stitching down the front seam in that pattern!
happy new year :)
Ooh lovely! And good thinking re. the hem band. Is it going to be red?
ReplyDeleteI agree with the hem band. After seeing your sketch and then going back to look at the original picture, I think the original design looks a bit unfinished. I can't wait to see how this turns out!
ReplyDelete~Tilly - I was going to cut it in the grey linen, from the wastage up the sides. But wouldn't red be striking!
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