I have always wanted a color block dress. I was watching Veep a while ago. Julia Dreyfus had this Fendi dress original price 1,700. I saved it in my idea folder.
The other day I
was clearing out a bin and found several pieces of ponte fabric. The pieces were too small to make
anything but too big to toss. So I decided to make this dress. I had this
pattern Simplicity 1314 and decided to give it a try. First of all I had size
14 to 22. I cut the 14. I didn't do a FBA adjustment because of the stretch of the ponte. I rather have it large than small.
I based it using 5/8 seam allowance. Then tried it on. But because it was a new
pattern, and I was using ponte and, I didn't do a muslin fit, I was taking a
chance with the fit. Lucky for me it was too big in some areas but just right in
the bust.
I finished the hem in color block as well.
Long story short, I think one color block dress is enough. I like the way it turned out and I love the
pattern but will try something else the next time.
3 comments:
Fabulous knockoff!
Great job! I can definitely see the inspiration.
Love the dress and it looks great on you! Thank you for reviewing this on Patternreview.com. I'm searching for a new dress pattern to use for my son's August wedding and it's such a great help to see pictures of the garments sewn and a "real" person wearing them.
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