With this dress I've finished the Blue-green mini wardrobe!
I thought this pattern would be perfect for summer and paired it with a wonderfully soft cotton blend knit with a 80's print on it. (At least I thought it looked so.) I bought it in the middle of winter because it was so gorgeous I just couldn't leave it in the shop.
I altered the pattern pieces to get more length in the bodice. It all went together easily and nicely but the weight of the fabric pulled the whole thing downwards. I think this means that dresses made from knits don't need bodice lengthening alterations. Correct me if I'm wrong, please. You can see how it looked before the alterations:
Quite baggy.
I had to take it in at both sides, the shoulders and at the center back seam. A lot.
I was a bit worried about the results, though. To tell the truth, the white piece of the front had to be blue but I forgot to turn over the pattern piece so I cut it the wrong way. And there was no more blue left. If only I had taken a pic of the fabric...One part was white with blue stripes, the second blue with white and green stripes, and the rest blue with the girl print at regular intervals. It was really tricky placing and cutting this pattern out. And then I messed up with an important piece! Gosh. After that there was this bad bad fitting problem...
But in the end here is the dress finished and fitting! Looove it! :-)))
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