It looks that I’ve made a break from sewing dresses.. I
still don’t know how that happened.. Here is my latest make, also my make for
March for Burda Challenge 2015.. From the first moment I saw pattern for this
dress I wanted to make it.. To be more precise, there are two versions of this
pattern #117 and #118 (Burda 03/2015).. First is a mini wedding dress, and
second is a dress with piped seams.. I wanted to mix all elements that I liked
into one dress.. This was a perfect opportunity to use piping on a dress.. Also I
wanted to make a version with long sleeves as it is with the pattern for a
wedding dress because I really liked those cute closures with buttons..
I went through my fabric stash for a few times, and none of
the fabrics was good enough.. That’s when I knew it was time for fabric
shopping.. Something strange is going on around here, and we are losing our
stores with friendly priced fabrics.. I had to think of my budget and buy exact
length of the fabric that I needed.. In my case, 1.30m was enough for this
dress.. Soon as I saw this cute, super soft viscose I immediately had a picture
in my mind.. Black and ivory hearts would go perfectly with turquoise details..
Sewing this dress was a true pleasure.. With
the fabric it was love at first touch.. There were no problems with sewing the
piping, button loops, or any other detail.. The whole process went smoothly.. I
only had to wait for about 10 days to make the smallest size covered buttons..
This
dress has so many details I wanted to show you and (once again) I had a problem
with selecting photos.. I like how the piping matches perfectly with the fabric
I used for making covered buttons.. Button loops are made from the fabric I
used for the rest of the dress.. I added lining to the skirt, starting from the
waist panel.. The panel has interfacing, and I didn’t like the idea for it to
be visible or to touch my skin.. In the end, I’m very happy to have another
cute dress to wear..
Behind the camera - my favorite sister Dina :D
I love that colour combination! That shade of blue is just delicious. Well done!
ReplyDeletethanks :) this dress needed a pop of color ;)
DeleteOh that's my favourite Blondie song, and the dress matches it perfectly. Those button details are very sweet. You look lovely.
ReplyDeleteglad to hear that that's your fav Blondie song ;)
Deletethanks :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful dress.
thanks :)
DeleteI adore your dress! It's perfect and I love the turquoise accents. Such attention to detail has truly paid off.
ReplyDeletethanks a lot :) I discovered that I enjoy sewing details ;) I'm not sure why I didn't make them more often..
DeleteThe turqoise of the piping is gorgeous … goes perfectly with the print. Beautiful dress!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you like it Sasha :)
DeleteLove the buttons on the sleeves!
ReplyDeletethanks :) that's my fave part too ;)
DeleteIt's just gorgeous! Love those details with the colour!
ReplyDeleteWow, this is just absolutely gorgeous! Love the colours, and those details and just something else :)
ReplyDeletethanks so much :)
DeleteYour dress looks absolutely gorgeous! I'd never thought to pair turquiose with black and ivory. I think the colours matches beautifully.
ReplyDeleteI'm making my wedding dress off this pattern and I was wondering if I could ask you a few things concerning the pattern:
1) Which size did you end up using with 1.30m of fabric?
2) According to Budastyle's sizing chart, my size falls between 18-19 on the petite scale. Based on your experience, would 2m be more than enough to make the dress?
Looking forward to your response and many thanks in advance!
Thank you so much for kind words :)
DeleteWith Burda patterns I usually use size 34 (17 for petite), that was the case with this dress too.. Somehow, the fit on me is better when I go with size smaller than sizing chart suggests..
In many years of using Burda patterns I stopped looking at their suggested amount of fabric for the project, because they ask for a lot more fabric than it's actually needed for a project.. If you're not sure about amount of fabric needed for your dress, you should cut all the pattern pieces and place them on the fabric you plan to use (or if you still haven't bought it, on any other fabric that has the same width as the one you plan to use), and you'll see if 2m is enough..
I hope this helps you make your wedding dress :)