Self Drafted Pattern: 2357-1000 (Figure skating dress) - Type:Activewear
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| | Review rated Very Helpful by 7 people | | Reviewed by: | kittykate | 
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| | Posted on: | 8/12/09 5:01 PM | | Project Photo: |  | | Pattern Rating: | Easy & Great for Beginners | | | | Fabric: | Stretch Velvet [See other projects in this fabric] | | Related Links | Click on  to add a link |
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This is a figure skating dress of my own leotard pattern and a medium swirly skirt applied on top. If you wanted to use a commercial pattern it would be closest to Kwik Sew (because we all love Kwik Sew) 3508 or 3164. Those patterns use separate bodice and panty pieces, I make a leotard and go from there. Perhaps KwikSew 2678.
All of Kwik sew is easy and has good instructions.
What's different about this leotard is that it's made of stretch velvet, and then its lined, not with swimsuit lining in the front which is typical, it's lined with 4 way stretch polar fleece. This is for a daughter of a friend of mine who is three and gets cold. I think of it as putting the jacket on the inside of the dress.
Because I sew my skirts on top, I treated the lining and fashion fabric as one together. I have different technique for bathing suits where I let the lining ride freely, but that would be another review next time I make a bathing suit 
So, dress is done, here's the fun part. I'd seen this on something else and wanted to try it. I took a piece of holographic lycra (really expensive, don't ask) and ironed a piece of Heat n Bond to it. The fabric survived and then I went over to the High School where they have an Accucut machine and picked a small template of maple leaves and punched it out. photo I now had lilittle iron-ons
I laid them out on the skirt pieces and then ironed using a Teflon Sheet overtop. this is important because iron marks will show on the stretch velvet if you don't.
Some of them didn't stick that well, I over ironed so I, used a bit of glue. I liked the result, because the motifs were small and the glue is a bit stretchy and the fabrics certainly were, they didn't peel off when I yanked on the fabric, and indeed I did yank on the fabric.
I made up the dress, and then individually added a few motifs up the bodice and threw on some rhinestones, because uh, what's a skating dress without rhinestones? photo
So I did learn that if I ironed the Heat and Bond onto the embellishment fabric too much, the backing glue turns shiny and the instructions warn of that. The shiny ones dont fix that well to the fashion fabric. I like how this turned out and hope my friend's daughter does too!
photo of the leaves down the side
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<< Previous Review Next Review >> | Reader Comments | | mad4sewing | 8/12/09 | this is very nice. I am trying to find the perfect dress with a built in panty for my DD for tennis. Any suggestions? | | * * * | | loti | 8/12/09 | This is soo cute, well done! | | * * * | | Kayseri | 8/13/09 | This looks really nice and the trail of leaves is the perfect touch | | * * * | | JEF | 8/13/09 | Really pretty! The dress is very nice and the embellishment tops it off wonderfully well. | | * * * | | craftygamma | 8/14/09 | Great job. What attracted me to look at your review was the trim, and it is really special & very creative! My skating dress sewing days are over for a while...until maybe the DGD takes up skating. | | * * * | | snapdragonfly | 8/14/09 | Quite Lovely, I have enjoyed your review. with the right fabrics, I agree it would be a great little tennis dress. Super. | | * * * | | AnneM | 9/7/09 | How lovely. It will be so useful with the warm lining. Brave of you to iron the eat & bond to your expensive fabric. Who'd have thought to check the tools at the local highschool! I like your rhinestone addition also. I'm sure the wearer will adore it. | | * * * | | Dee2 | 9/8/09 | This dress is so pretty. Really like that you used the maple leaf as a motif & added the rhinestones for bling. Very creative & lovely. | | * * * | | Yvonski | 9/8/09 | Very, very nice. Your friends DD is lucky that her mother as such a good friend. | | * * * | | cindysewsaz | 9/8/09 | I love this! Great job! | | * * * | | trintje | 9/12/09 | I love it... "what's a skating dress without rhinestones" heehee. | | * * * | | Marie-Claude | 9/14/09 | Pretty looking dress! I'm sure your friend's daughter will look very cute in it :-) | | * * * | | Marie-Claude | 9/14/09 | oops... I kept getting an error message so I re-submitted my comment... | | * * * | | Marie-Claude | 9/14/09 | ... and re-submitted it again ;-) | | * * * | | Marie-Claude | 9/14/09 | and again :-( | | * * * | | Puddin Pop | 9/29/09 | How ingenious of you. I love the leaves and the color. Beautiful | | * * * |
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