Thursday, January 26, 2012
Butterick 4443
With the hot weather we've been having lately I've been wearing a simple cotton shirred dress I got ages ago at Kmart - it has a hole in it and is too short but it's the coolest dress I have. So I figured I would make a nice simple dress for hot weather.
I got this cotton satin at the same time I got this and this from the Spotlight clearance table (I do buy fabric elsewhere too, lol, but I can never resist nice fabric marked down to $2 and $3 a metre!)
This a size 20 with a 1" FBA and 4" added to the back for shirring.
My princess seams have been rippling lately at the very top of the seam - I finally figured that while I've been doing a FBA, I haven't been dropping the bust line, so this time I dropped it by about an inch. I still have the rippling, not as bad, so I'm not sure now if it's from the bias edge of the side front panel, or if I need to take it in very slightly at the very top.
I shirred the back again (even though there's heaps of tutorials online, would anyone be interested in how I do it?)
I used the pockets out of S2588
Most of my RTW strapless dresses/tops have a line of elastic around the front to help keep them up, so I sewed a channel and threaded some through - it does make it feel more secure!
I like this pattern - it sewed up so quickly!
I'm wearing this today for an Australia Day BBQ with a cardigan over the top (my Dad doesn't like tattoo's so I cover up when we go around there!) So Happy Australia Day to all the Aussies out there!
This dress is so pretty and perfect for OZ day. Yes please show us how you do your shirring.
ReplyDeleteNext time I do a top/dress I'll turn it into a tutorial :)
DeleteGreat dress!
ReplyDeleteGreat dress. Love the spots.
ReplyDeleteSo cute...you and the dress! Great job.
ReplyDeleteGreat dress and YES! I would be very interested in how you did the shirring, mine is always so inconsistent!
ReplyDeleteGreat dress and YES! I would be very interested in how you did the shirring, mine is always so inconsistent!
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