Another design from Colette Patterns, the Oolong dress. It's bias-cut, fully lined, and slips over the head with no closures. Easy, right?
Ha! Not for the faint of heart. It is very well-designed, and goes together sensibly, but all those pieces cut out one at a time on the bias will wear a girl out.
I used a gorgeous cotton lawn, with the most scrumptious sheer crispness-but-also-some-drape, and it was perfect. Lined with plain white lawn, it doesn't need a slip.
Extra credit to the designer for the instructions to press the give out of the pieces by stretching them gently down the ironing board. It really made the bias easier to control, and I've never done it before. Truly, Colette patterns are a sewing education.
It looks wonderful! As is often the case with patterns, the envelope drawing seems ho-hum, but the finished product looks lovely. The fit is perfect!
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That is gorgeous! I have this pattern... now I'm inspired to actually use it :) Great work!
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That is a superb dress and the colour is lovely on you!
ReplyDeleteIt looks like all the hard work of cutting out paid off. What a pretty print and color and fits you beautifully. Very flattering.
ReplyDeleteIt looks very nice on you - very pretty!
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I have to admit that just by going to the Colette site, I would never order one of their patterns. For the most part, I think they look frumpy on the models- not at all attractive. Your version looks NOTHING like their version. And that, is a good thing!
ReplyDeleteIts really beautiful! I finally took the bait and went to their website and think I'll be ordering the Chantilly sometime very soon! Thanks for the link to such a great site!
ReplyDeleteThat dress is gorgeous on you (Love the color) and you did an amazing job sewing it!
ReplyDeleteI love this dress, and your interpretation of it is wonderful. The cotton lawn takes it down a notch to casual. This looks like a great transition dress for late summer to fall -- throw a cardigan over it when the weather chills. *groan* If only I figure out how to make such a dress nursing-friendly!!
ReplyDeleteYou look lovely as always!
ReplyDeleteYou really do justice to this dress. Did you make a lot of alterations because none of the dresses on her web site look as great as your?
ReplyDeleteThat is a cute dress!! Do you think it would be hard to flare the skirt out a bit?
ReplyDeleteMartha, it's not going to flare because it's cut on the bias and it's going to want to cling.
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