I was able to spend most of this morning in the sewing room. All that's left to do is buttons, buttonholes and hemming. I think it came out pretty cute.
I cut a size 42 and the only "alterations" I made (so far): I raised the neckline about 1/2" in the front, and I took in the side seams an additional 3/8" under the arms only. I *may* yet take in the area at the hips--not sure yet. It almost seams "too baggy" there when I'm wearing it (and you know how I like "not too tight," but this may really be a bit too loose). The photo doesn't really show the "baggy" part well. I'll decide before I hem it.
I'm not sure about buttons. In the photo you can't really tell that it bottons all the way down the front. I'm wondering if I should go with some bright colored buttons or stay with plain black. Any of you have suggestions?
I think I will really enjoy this one this summer. It's comfy, colorful and cool!
Sewing this rayon was a challenge even though I spray starched the fabric before cutting. That helped some with adding body, but it was still rather slippery. My walking foot helped me alot. I LOVE that foot. I use it alot for topstitching and I used it for that purpose today when I topstitched each of the front edges where the self-facing turned back.
I wanted the facing to be secured at it's edge, but didn't want topstitching there. I knew the buttons and buttonholes would secure it some, but not all the way to the edge. So, I fused the facing down with steam-a-seam. That stuff really comes in handy. It may not stay secure forever, but for now it will be fine.
In this photo you see that I'm doing the initial press with the paper side still in tact. Once I completed the length of the facing, I peeled off the paper and pressed down to the wrong side of the front of the dress.
I'm really liking this pattern. I think I'll make one from one of the linen blends that I have in the stash. Don't know if that will be next up on the cutting table or not.
Your dress is very cute. As far as buttons are concerned, I think you'd have to pin a couple on to see what you like. My first thought is black since they won't show much against the print, but you never know the right color may be cute as heck. Well, I certainly am not much help. ;o)
ReplyDeleteThis is a great summer dress and I love the fabric that you used. Sometimes I stress over buttons. I'd go with whatever you have that works, or pick one of the colors from the dress. In fact, you might consider getting covered buttons and using scraps with the bright colors to coordinate. Remember, they're only buttons and you can always change them if you don't like them
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