I draped this dress based off of a Peggy Wood sarong spotted here: http://www.etsy.com/listing/93234828/r-e-s-e-r-v-e-d-vintage-1950s-rare-peggy
The bodice is nearly identical except that I omitted the shirring on the back as I had bad luck with the elastic on my last attempt. Next time I think I will try it with the border print and a sarong skirt instead of my tnt self draped circle skirt.
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Nice job! I like your dress!
Thanks Lizzy!
So cute! You did a lovely job!
Thanks Foster!
Love your dress, and the inspiration for it. Not sure what problems you were having with shirring, but here is a post that addresses shirring problems — hope they help with yours.
SOLVING SHIRRING PROBLEMS – TENSION
http://gigglesmum-creativeheart.blogspot.com/2009/10/shirring-problems-i-cracked-it.html
Thank you Learningnewtricks! And thank you for the shirring tutorial. I will try that one next.
Very nice! Looks like you did an amazing job with the draping! I am jealous! It fits you beautifully!
Thanks Emsewcrazy! It’s projects like these that make all of the tears worth it.
If you didn’t solve your shirring problems, here’s yet another tutorial for addressing this issue.
http://prudentbaby.com/2010/03/baby-kid/sweet-shirred-summer-dress-pattern-2/