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Vogue Patterns: 8805 (Misses Dress) - Type:Dresses

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DKG


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1/3/13 1:00 AM

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1/3/13 1:29 AM

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Highly Recommend

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Available for sale on PR: $16.88 (See envelope)

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Pattern Description: Pullover dress

Pattern Sizing: 8 - 24. I used size 14 with C cup size, but I reduced the side seams by about 1cm as there was too much ease.

Did it look like the photo/drawing on the pattern envelope once you were done sewing with it? Yes - although my Australian pattern has got a different colour way to the one here, and i appear to have copied this one exactly. Not terribly original. My husband calls this dress Bumble and he makes buzzing sounds when i come near! LOL.

Were the instructions easy to follow? Very easy.

What did you particularly like or dislike about the pattern? I like the colour blocking idea. I also like the fit of the dress with the yoke and sleeves as one section, and the bodice and rest of the dress semi- fitted.

Fabric Used: Ponte cotton knit .....How divine is this fabric to sew! And flattering - it's stretchy enough to fit closely but has enough weight not to be too sheer and figure hugging. I've not sew it before, and a whole new world awaits.....ponte here i come!

Pattern alterations or any design changes you made: I made a toile in calico in size 14 and it needed a bit of taking in for a woven fabric. For the knitted fabric, I needed to take in the side seams throughout by about 1 - 2cm as there was a lot of ease. I also wanted the neckline to lie flat and not perch up. I haven't had too much success with bias binding, and i wasn't sure if it wouldn't buckle the ponte fabric so I cut a neck facing and sewed it in as normal, and i'm very pleased with the result. I left off the opening at the base of the neck and cut the back shoulders as one piece. I trimmed the neckline by 1 cm to lower it a bit throughout as suggested by the previous reviewers, and it goes very easily over one's head. I sewed the pieces in a different order, making up the front and then the back and then sewing front and back together. That way i could topstitch more easily and also make adjustments to the sizing. I also lengthened the bottom piece by about 5cm.

Would you sew it again? Would you recommend it to others? Yes and yes. I would like to try it in a solid colour - in ponte of course. I may try it in a woven as well.

Conclusion: This pattern is a real winner - a stylish t-shirt dress that is really easy to make and wear.

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	Quickie said... Such a success!!..... 1/3/13 3:23 AM
	Scheri said... Great looking color block dress :-) 1/3/13 4:19 AM
	GoodbyeValntino said... Very cute! 1/3/13 6:38 AM
	Vonnevo said... Gorgeous dress !!! So lucky to find the colours in cotton ponte. Thanks for your VH review :) Now I must sew this dress, as I already have the pattern. 1/3/13 7:24 AM
	Jstarr4250 said... If there's an award for pattern photo matching you win! Very smart looking dress. 1/3/13 7:28 AM
	prostheticsgirl said... I think the fit on yours looks better than on the model 1/3/13 10:59 AM
	CypGrl said... I love the way this turned out for you. Have sewn it for someone else and think I need one myself in cotton ponte. 1/3/13 12:46 PM
	ArtAttack said... I love this...great colors! 1/3/13 2:02 PM
	ggf2005 said... lovely 1/3/13 4:31 PM
	slmstyle said... Great dress! 1/3/13 5:28 PM
	fauxgetaboutit said... Great dress and very flattering 1/3/13 7:27 PM
	Lori V said... Gorgeous 1/4/13 0:47 AM
	barbcl said... Love it! 1/4/13 0:49 AM
	Eva Suzanne said... This looks great on you! 1/4/13 1:25 AM
	2 Airedales n Me said... Really really really really really cute! 1/4/13 2:54 AM
	1SewSweet said... I really like it! Especially since you choose to make it in the same colors of the original pattern envelope! I have this pattern too and have not gotten around to making it yet...so happy you reviewed this very pretty dress! Thank you and great job! 1/4/13 5:36 AM
	VivianZ said... Ohhhh! very cute dress! 1/4/13 8:34 AM
	becca a said... Very cute dress! 1/4/13 10:32 AM
	margy.64 said... Love this dress on you. Must add this pattern to my list. 1/4/13 7:13 PM
	imsewcrazy said... Your dress looks fantastic! 1/5/13 12:19 PM
	French.Seam said... I've just bought some ponte, and looking fwd to sewing with it. I usually find tee-shirt dresses a bit shapeless, but this one looks great on you. I like the blue version too 1/8/13 4:39 AM
	salsera7 said... You did a great job and the dress looks fab on you. May I ask where you got the fabric? 4/22/13 1:00 PM
	DKG said... I got the fabric at Tesutti Fabrics in Commonwealth Street in Sydney. 5/13/13 8:21 AM

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