It ended up a little shorter than I planned, but DH assures me that I look great. ;)
The neck facing went in easily, and the armholes were hemmed with just a little issue getting a nice finish at the side seam (because of the two separate layers). The hem ruffle was time consuming, as I used my serger to stitch a nice narrow rolled hem on both the top and bottom. Then, I used my gathering foot to speed up the process (just a little fiddling wi the tension to get the desired result). I applied the ruffle to the outside of the dress, hemmed the lining accordingly.
Photo shoots at the fire station are always more fun...
My only recommendations on the pattern (Burda 7/2011 #138) are to MAKE A MUSLIN. It was much bigger in the waist than I expected (I took it in 1/2" on both side seams and another 1/2" on both the back darts), and much longer than I expected (not afterward, though!)
I love the final results, and while I didn't make a million garments this summer, I am very happy with the quality of the few that I did make!
13 comments:
I wanna do my photo shoots at the fire station!
Love your dress :)
Love firehouse shoots! Will miss that when hubby retires!
You look very happy in your dress! Chiffon is tricky. Beautiful job!
Gorgeous!! It turned out amazingly.
Glad you accepted the challenge because the end result is perfection!
DARLING!!!!!
I swear you look younger every pic I see of you......
This is a great looking dress. You wear it well!
Love it!
Very pretty!! I love the fabric.
Fantastic! Love the end result.
This is so, so cute. Love the way it turned out!
Looks great! Glad you stuck with this one and figured out how to make it work.
Very cute, Kristine! Love the photo shoot.
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