Thursday, May 16, 2013

Midsummer's Night Dream!




My Midsummer's Night Dream dress by Papercut Patterns! 

Let me just say first of all, THAT I LOVE THIS DRESS. Its a wrap dress, with adjustable straps, so it was easy to get the right fit. I cut a small, and due to fabric restrictions, the hem comes up in the front vs  staying level like in the original.

This was a dress of firsts for me!

1. Working with such a slippery material. I took Andrea of FourSquareWalls advice and used lots and lots of starch and pins. Thankfully the underside of fabric is not nearly as frictionless, otherwise cutting would have been an absolute nightmare.

2. Making bias binding.

 This was again, a bit of adventure due to the slipperiness, but LOTS of starch and ironing were my best friend on this guy.

3. I finally use my serger to do a rolled hem! I was going to wait until I had orange thread, but I thought black might look cool in a dramatic sort of way. I'm glad I trucked ahead because I actually really like it!

Sorry that my face is blurry in EVERY photo. I propped my camera up on the counter, and with the timer it could either focus on the dress or my face. I chose the dress. 

There is a good amount of overlap in the front too, I wore it outside today, where it is fairly windy, and no unwelcome surprises. 

I was loosing my balance...

THE BACK IS LITERALLY MY FAVOURITE PART. The way the skirt drapes is such a beautiful shape!! 

I love the details of the little ties too :)

Ah! Little rebel string there!
Fabric is just from FabricLand, mystery blend. In terms of changes to the pattern I just took it in by an inch and a half under my armpit to stop some of the sideboob (bra) showing. 

This is one of my first projects in a while that I have been really pleased with! Yay! Gettin' my mojo back I do think.


23 comments:

  1. Very pretty https://www.facebook.com/SassySewingBees

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  2. Coming over from Kollabora! Love this dress! Following you on bloglovin, can't wait to see what else you sew!!

    Trish

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  3. I really like the front hemline!

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    1. Thanks!! Its nice when unintentional design elements work out haha :)

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  4. Beautiful! I love the asymmetric hemline.
    --Jill
    Jill Made It

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    1. Thanks! I'm so glad it turned out haha it was a last minute and unintentional alteration :P

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  5. I like the back the best as well. And the shoulder ties.

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  6. Very pretty! I love the cut of this wrap dress and the fabric is very pretty!

    Btw, if you can get tissue paper for fabric, it helps prevent the slippage you experienced enormously.

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  7. Pretty pretty--love the fabric and the cut is soooper flattering.

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  8. It is very pretty, I might have to consider that pattern. I love the color and the "accidental" asymmetrical hem!

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    1. Its a really quick sew! Haha and thank you !! :)

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  9. You look very lovely in your dress! You got my vote for the challenge <3

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    1. Oh my goodness! Thank you! I'm so flattered!!

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  10. Beautiful choice of fabric with the style of dress. I have yet to tackle the rolled hem on my serger.

    Mae

    www.thelifeofacompulsivecrafter.blogspot.com

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  11. This is a gorgeous dress on you - I love the fabric you used as well. Cute and summery :)

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