Today I am sharing a pattern that would take you a bit of time – from cutting the pattern pieces, the fabric to sewing the whole dress. But it’s worth investing your time, because the dress is beautiful – believe me!
I found this beauty when surfing the Internet, and I do not remember exactly what the brand it is, but definitely it is a hi-end fashion brand, and the price is not cheap at all! I thought: “Why do I have to look and dream of it when I can sew one myself?” Of course I cannot get the exactly same fabric, but it’s not difficult to find a similar one – but less costly. From that day on, this is one of my very long list of to-make-apparels.
This dress features a fit and flare silhouette, with all front bodice darts transferred to waist darts, and a 8-panel skirt. It has short sleeves and a contrast collar. The ribbon is separate from the dress, and you can attach it or remove it to your liking. I think you all know how to make a ribbon bow, don’t you?
The 8-panel skirt looks sleek, but it requires you to take extra careful steps when sewing, because just a tiny bit of skewed seam, and you will find it super difficult to align the seam neatly. I recommend you to pin down every seam and re-measure after sewing. It of course takes you some time, but it will save you a lot of time adjusting.
The original dress has a shirt collar (with stand) but in the pattern I changed it to a flat collar. You can ask me why? Because of course flat collar is easier to sew. And my blog is created mostly for newbies – I know the experienced ones would not have to download ready-made patterns from my blog- and newbies are afraid of collars with stand. This is what I’ve been through – I used to give up every time I saw a shirt collar. Although the fear has faded over time, it existed. For those who are not really sure how to sew and attach a flat collar to the dress, please read this article on Meghan Nielsen blog, it demonstrates the steps very clearly: Banksia Sewalong: How to sew the collar.
As usual, the pattern is created in pdf format using A4 paper. I can also create the pattern in other paper sizes (A0 to A4, Letter, Tabloid), so please inform me if you need them.
Not sure how to print and cut the patterns? Check the guide here.
Again, happy sewing! I look forward to seeing your masterpiece!
XOXO
Tiên the Little Sewist
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