Thursday, March 17, 2011

Dress for Tamara S2247

It's been a long time since I've made DD anything so I guess it was high time. I'm going to Ottawa next week ( I just can't go any longer without hugging Angel Baby Riley) so I thought a garment for Tamara was a good thing.

She mentioned a while ago that she would like a gored dress with a cowl collar. I knew I just had to find a princess style dress and I could use my cowl collar technique with maybe a little tweaking. I found S2247




I used the body of the dress ,rounded the neckline,and drafted a cowl by measuring the neckline.I didn't use the sleeves from this pattern. I have a sleeve pattern that I know DD likes so I used that.

The fabric is a poly/rayon ponti knit. I used a small zigzag stitch for most of the seams with a universal size 12 needle. I machine stitched the hems on the skirt and sleeves after serge finishing.

The only problem that I encountered was the collar which proved to be too thick when I doubled it. After over an hour of taking out the zigzag stitches and twin needle stitches, I recut the collar as a single layer . I finished the seams joining the two parts of the collar with flat felled ( is that the correct term?) seams and the edge of the collar with a quarter inch hem and it looks fine I think.



I used an invisible zipper (for once I found one that matched perfectly) but closed the seam at the top just above the zipper so I wouldn't have to split the collar at the back since there are already two seams on my version of a cowl.The dress still goes on very easily this way.




That's pretty much all there is to say about Tamara's dress so here it is.
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As for the pattern, it's one of Simplicity's Amazing Fit and I intend to use it for myself. I really like it. There are many opportunities to achieve a really good fit with these patterns!

And here is a photo of Tamara in the dress! It ended up a bit too big through the hip area but otherwise it looks good on her.

13 comments:

Carolyn (Diary of a Sewing Fanatic) said...

She is going to love this! It is a beautiful dress!!!

Lori said...

She is going to be so excited, what a beautiful dress.

Jada said...

That is a very cute dress! Great job!

Vicki said...

Wow, very simple but looks so classic and flattering. She is going to love it.

Gail said...

I love the dress, especially the collar - an all the amazing fit patterns. This one isn't available in Australia yet, but I'll buy it when it lands.

gwensews said...

That's a very pretty dress. The way you did the zipper is interesting. I don't remember seeing it done like that, but it's a great idea.

Sewingadicta said...

Oh, that dress was beautiful! You made ​​a very successful alteration and the result is just great! Great job! No doubt DD will love it.

Linda T said...

Oh what a pretty dress! Enjoy your visit with your angel!

Ann Made Studio said...
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Ann Made Studio said...

It is beautiful Diana...she will love it. I love the color.

Audrey said...

This dress style looks really lovely with the cowl neckline. Your DD is going to love it,

pdiddly said...

This is a great looking dress you daughter will love it.

Julia said...

Wow, what a sophisticated dress!