Hi everyone! I’m so excited as this is my first time contributing on The Monthly Stitch (even though I have been following it for months)!
What a stroke of luck this months challenge was all about the insides, as I personally have been working on finishing my seams and trying to get a more professional look with my garments. I had been given many yards of this very sheer fabric, so I thought it was time to put those french seams skills to use.
The pattern I chose was a Butterick ivy + blu pattern #B6021, because the fabric just begged for something flowy. Plus the picture on the envelope kind of looked similar to the materiaI I had, so it was easy to picture. I lined the dress in some simple black lining material.
I finished all seams with french seams. The pattern had some confusing directions on how to sew the straps up with the lining, but I finally figured out that I needed to leave one side of the strap open so the strap and lining could be sewn with one continuous seam. When this was done, I just had one section on each side of the strap that needed to be hand sewn, and I opted for a ladder stitch to hide the stitching. I think it came out pretty seamless (har har)!
The whole thing was finished up with a narrow hem, which as you can imagine with a skirt like this, took FOREVER! But the results are worth all the effort.
The guts….
And the glory!
Here I am posing in the freezing cold winter we’ve had up in New England. I think this sheer black number is a great contrast to the over 3 feet of snow we’ve had this season! You can read more details about this dress on my blog.
Thanks for reading!
Beautiful dress, it drapes so nicely. Well worth suffering in the snow to get a good photo.
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What a lovely dress! And somehow you manage to look relaxed rather than shivering!
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Beautiful drape, it looks great on you.
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it looks great, well done
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It’s looks lovely and floaty…just need some sunshine and sandals! 😀
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Very pretty! You’re brave to model in the snow! You don’t look cold at all. The fabric has a lovely drape and your lining looks spot on!
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