When I saw this fabric in a Slovenian online shop https://www.liupka.com/ I just had to buy it even though it wasn't discounted. I usually look for special offers because I have tons of fabric at home. I love these blue green flowers, it reminds me of summertime.
I got 1.4 m for 14.78 EUR (10.56 EUR per meter) and I got 2 garments out of it! Can you imagine? I'll show you my other top very soon. Not bad. Very cheap. And the fabric is so beautiful in my opinion.
I decided to make this Burda dress from Burda 7/ 2023; model 119, size 40 because it is a simple and fast project. It is great for a busy pattern like this. I wear it as a tunic dress over my jeans. Street elegance, that's what I like.
The changes I have made:
- obviously I have changed the neckline; it seemed too high up for me, so I kept making it deeper (I had no feeling what would look good) and I was just lucky that it ended up just right, almost too low, but not really.
- I have shortened the bottom of the dress for 8 cm (64 - 8 = 56 - another 3 cm) and it was still too long; then I cut another 3 cm at the bottom and ! HA! can you imagine: this band was just the exact length and width to use it for the neckline finish. Wow! Pure luck! You cut it away at one place and use it somewhere else where you need it. I'm not sure what's the original finish of the neckline but I did it like this. I used twin needle and then I just sewed another straight stitch near the neck band. Actually my first finish of the neckline was horrible - wonky, so this is my second finish. Yeah, if something bothers you just unpick the seams and correct it. I have worn some of my garments for 12 years or more. It's worth that extra effort to correct your mistake
- I added only 1 cm of seam allowance; and my mistake: I didn't add anything at the back neckline because I knew I will make this finish BUT the back is just to low. My bra is showing and I really hate this. I work at a primary school and I'm 45 years old I really dislike showing my undergarment, it's not esthetic.
My mistake: the bra is showing, ugh!
So my solution is instant, I just tuck a bit of fabric over my bra, it works for a short time.
Oh, yeah, I added the back ties. At the moment they are sewed on by hand and I just picked up some of my daughters' beads and put it on randomly - it works OK. I guess I do alot of improvising, I mean I think carefully about certain things but I also go with the flow. Maybe I should take them off because the neckline is beautiful without them. Now it looks stretched.
Oh, I should cut the back part as 2 pieces but I forgot, so before I finished the back neckline I just cut a couple of centimetres down the middle of the back and sewed it as a dart. It's not bad. When I make a garment for the first time (even if it's very simple) I never know the exact procedure, I always learn as I go.
It's a great pattern, it fits nicely, don't make the back neckline too low. Maybe I'll publish my modified neckline here as a PDF- document.
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