vendredi 16 avril 2010

Vintage Simplicity dress

Hi there! The dress I quickly mentioned yesterday is finished and I'm so happy with the result :) The pattern is this Simplicity dress, as you can see the number is missing and there's no copyright but the design is definitely from the 40's, non?

I made a mix between view 2's neckline and view 1's short puffed sleeves and drafted the skirt myself. Let me explain what happened: I made a muslin and the pattern's skirt just didn't work so I drafted a simple slightly flared skirt with gathers. I didn't put the ruffles either because there's already some gathering at the sleeves and it would have been too much.
Despite making a muslin you'll see that the fit is not perfect but I think I'm slowly getting there^^, I hope the next one will be even better! For example this time the lapped zipper is much cleaner than with the previous McCall yellow dress and I was able to avoid a wonky waist by measuring and making sure both sides of the front and back remained similar.
The inside is simply finished with pinking, this technique worked well with the fabric which is simple dark green cotton.




Detail of the sleeve's dart and the gathers at the shoulder

19 commentaires:

  1. It's so cute! I especially love those little sleeve darts.

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  2. I love your dress! Such a nice color. The sleeve detail's so cute.

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  3. This came out great!!! Love the style and it looks fabulous on you!!!

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  4. Hello! I've just found your blog and love the clothes you've been making. I have to say that this one is probably my favourite, it looks fab! Shame there's no number or I'd be scouring the interweb for the pattern.

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  5. This dress is beautiful ~ I love it! x

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  6. Perfect for Spring! Love the sleeve detail.

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  7. Thank you ladies! Toria I bought the pattern at Vintage Martini, sometimes they have duplicates so you should check their website.

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  8. It's soooooo nice! If I saw this in a shop I'd be attracted to it instantly. Amazing work, do you think you'll make another with this pattern? Would seem a shame no to after all your hard work!

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  9. Very chic! Love the sleeve darts and the colour is great on you.

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  10. Terrific dress! Love the color, and the style. Nice sewing!

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  11. How lovely! I really like the green fabric you choose. Great job! :D

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  12. You're so quick! It's absolutely lovely!

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  13. Squee! It's so dandy. How do you have the time to make so many cute things?!

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  14. Thank you! Lisette I sew at night when I can't sleep!

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  15. Gorgeous green fabric, not to mention the sleeve darts... too cute!!

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  16. It's deffinitelly 40'ies! It looks really good. And I love the lenght of sleeves.

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