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Cute halter dress! The cherries are cute.
7/7/09 10:59 AM
Very cute! I love the fabric.
7/7/09 12:17 PM
Your dress is absolutely adorable! The fit is perfect. It reminds me of all the old Sandra Dee movies. Very, very feminine.
7/7/09 12:27 PM
Good call on the circle skirt- very flattering! It looks modern, but still has a vintage feel.
7/7/09 2:19 PM
Beautiful!
7/7/09 2:47 PM
thank you so much for your review!!! i have this pattern and want to make it in a cherry print , but am sort on fabric :( i would like more info please on how you changed the skirt, thank you.
7/7/09 4:43 PM
Great dress and great choice of fabric. I just made this recently in the other version, but in a boutique this weekend I saw it in the halter version in the window (with a circle skirt -- no gathers at the waist -- rather than gathered) and made a mental note that I might want to make it that way next time!
7/7/09 4:47 PM
Thanks for all the encouraging comments! It means a lot, especially as this is my first review. ggexpansive: Check the true waist circumference from the pattern pieces. For size 14, it's 75cm (although this technique works with inches as well). Then, decide how long you want the skirt to be. I wanted it to reach just below my knees, about 70cm. Now: divide the pattern waist circumference by 6.28 (also when using inches). I got approx. 12cm. Add this to the skirt length (12cm + 70cm = 82cm). Take a pen, tie a long string around it. Measure 82cm (in my case) along the string and mark the spot somehow. Take a piece of paper measuring 82x82cm (or whatever your measurements give you). In one corner, attach the string (you can tape it or pin it or hold it in place with your finger). Keeping the string taut, draw a quarter circle like in this picture (not mine, from a blog here: http://andreatung.blogspot.com/2006/04/diy-circle-skirts.html) http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5365/1338/1600/skirt.jpg. Then measure a smaller quarter circle (the length of "radius" in the picture is the waist radius, in my case 12cm). Cut out the inner circle and the outer one, leaving you a pattern piece for the skirt. You need four of these quarter circles. The easiest way to cut the skirt is to cut two pieces, on fold, leaving you with two half circles. Remember to add seam allowance, and remember you need to insert the zipper to the left side so it's handy to have a seam there. If the folding of the fabric confuses you, train with small paper pieces to get it right. STAYSTITCH THE WAIST EDGE. Sew the seams, then wet the entire skirt and let it hang dry by suspending it from the waist. This is important, circle skirts stretch eventually where cross-grain. Then attach to the bodice and check hem length. That should do it!
7/7/09 6:39 PM
wow that looks fantastic - what pattern (if any) did you splice the skirt from.
7/7/09 9:57 PM
Your dress is so pretty. The fabric is just perfect!
7/7/09 10:12 PM
Very nicely done.
7/8/09 7:50 AM
Gorgeous dress!
7/8/09 11:33 AM
Great fit and body! Nice job on the skirt!
7/8/09 8:31 PM
Stunning, absolutely stunning. Good work!
7/18/09 9:22 AM
I am interested in the alterations that you had to make. I seem to have the same problems with most commercial patterns. I need to make the neck more narrow in the back and make a large dart in the pattern to take up the gap above the boobage near the armholes. It's nice to see a photo of the dress, not just a drawing. Thanks!
12/31/09 10:21 PM