I finally tried my hand at this Cynthia Rowley which I've had in my pattern collection for a couple of years now but haven't had the chance to sew.
I realise this dress has been sewed and blogged many times over -- I did a quick Google search and up popped about a hundred lovely and creative versions -- too many to list here but evidence, I think, that the pattern itself is a winner.
The only change I made was leaving out the side zipper, partly for comfort, partly due to laziness. The result is a dress that's slightly wider in the waist but can easily be slipped on.
The stripes on this jersey didn't make the job any easier -- I think I sewed the bodice to the band with my eyes closed in fear -- but (magically!) the stripes lined up and I left my seam ripper in my sewing box.
I'll definitely sew this one again, maybe with an ankle length skirt and omitting the gathers at the waist.
Lovely, lovely, lovely.... I really like all your dresses and skirts! Greetings
ReplyDeleteHi Frau Tipmatic, Thank-you very much for the nice comment!
DeleteWow, this is so great! I just started sewing clothes, and I would LOVE to make something like this. I feel inspired! Off to my sewing machine!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing. ヾ(＠⌒ー⌒＠)ノ -Ang
Thank you! Fantastic & good luck with your project, looking forward to seeing it when you finish!
ReplyDeleteNice! I really like stripes, especially thoughtfully arranged ones XD
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comments by the way. Where are you? An 'about' section would be awesome. Anyhoo, enjoyed your archives and I've got your RSS feed now so I'll be seeing you around.
Hi and thanks very much! Sorry for the lack of info, the blog is still WIP but I'm getting there! Thank you for the advice. Splitting my time between UK and Canada at the moment. Best of luck with everything and looking forward to reading about your creations!
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