I love this color combination.
Here it is closer so you can see detail.
Step one is to trace the pattern. I am out of paper so I will have to trace tomorrow or the next day. After that, it will be a couple days of sewing. I know to use an extra sharp small-gauge needle. Do I try to starch it to make it less slippery? Any other tips for working with something like this? I eventually want to make something in the One Fabric -Silk contest but want to work with this type of fabric first. I would like to do some flow-y top using silk charmeuse.
Wish me luck!
8 comments:
Good luck!!! That is a cute dress and gorgeous fabric!
Beautiful fabric. The colours are lovely. I'm looking forward to seeing it made into the dress.
Dawn, for the love of fabric, woman, make a muslin first!!
Seriously, this is going to be really cute and are you absolutely sure you don't want to make a muslin?
Dawn, I'm about 3/4 of the way done this dress. MAKE A MUSLIN. I did not, and I cut into my Liberty cotton. THIS DRESS RUNS SMALL. MAKE A MUSLIN. Thankfully the dress does fit, it's just a bit more Marilyn-Monroe-wiggle-dress than I expected.
Love your fabric choice.
Okay, fiiiiiiinnnnne. I'll make a muslin. I like this fabric enough, even though it is cheap, to make a quilter's cotton muslin. It won't hang well but it will help me with fit. sigh Karen, Paula: you are ruining my life. Well, okay, maybe not, you're probably saving my butt.
Good luck! Lovely fabric.
Lovely fabric! I would definitely use some spray starch on the wrong side to "beef it up". And lay it on paper instead of a smooth work surface when cutting. In fact, what I would probably do is pin the pieces, then cut a rectangle or whatever around them and transfer the pattern pieces individually to my rotary mat and use my rotary cutter to cut each piece.
Almost forgot--I would add to the seam allowance to make them 1" for fit insurance. I don't always do a muslin but do add to the seam allowances when cutting out, just in case.
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