Bright Aztec Self Draft

Et voila! The results of last week's post about trying to self draft a v-neck dress is this little number...

I can't hide the fact I'm slightly disappointed with it - having spent so long perfecting the toile, I had envisaged this to be a really well fitting slinky pencil dress. I'd saved the stretch cotton especially for the occassion - (awesome fabric though - found at Anglia Fashion Fabrics in Norwich).

When I made this dress the skirt was even wider like an A-line - this is a narrowed down version! I also forgot that my muslin was loads shorter than I wanted in real life and cut it as you see above. No big deal as its good for summer at least :-)

For some reason the shoulders also pull a bit awkwardly - no idea how to fix this - it didnt do it on the mock up version. Also the V gapes again - WHY DOES IT DO THAT??! I fixed it by nipping the very end of the V with a bit of stitching to keep it in place.

One thing I do love about this though is the invisble zip - see that?! - No...exactly.
Well - it was a first proper attempt so can't complain really!

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3 comments:

  1. I would never have guess it was your first attempt. Even though it didn't turn out exactly how you envisioned, it looks fabulous. The fabric is so you!

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  2. Might not be exactly what you envisioned but it is a gorgeous summery dress and looks great. Anyway, if you're not totally satisfied that's a good excuse to buy more fabric and have another go I reckon :-) Sophs

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