this is my first post
i follow ‘we sew retro’ for a while now
and finally have decided
to jump on the bandwagon
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so, this is a dress that i made using pattern
from burda international magazine
from the summer of 1978
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i made some changes
i’m always too lazy to trace skirt patterns
so i just cut a rectangle, and free hand pleated it
into a skirt
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dress has those cute sleeves with ties
that was my favorite thing about the design
and was really easy one to make
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i omitted the side zipper
there are buttons in front, and dress has enough ease
so i found no need for the zipper
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fabric is cotton shirting
and i loved those alternating big stripes of blues and greys
so i tried to incorporate that into the design
and cut front and back sleeve pieces and front and back bodice pieces
in a way that those lines are preserved
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mokosha
very cute, turned out great and love the little tie sleeves
thanks 🙂
Cute! I really like your fabric and love that you paired it with the yellow tights! =)
thank you.. i thought it needed a bit of contrast 🙂
Nice job! The sleeves are cute indeed!! 🙂
thanks.. glad you like them too 🙂
Very cute! I love the little tie sleeves.
thanks ginny
Great job, this is probably the best pattern/fabric match I have seen! I love it – and I need this fabric 🙂
thank you, that is such a great compliment 🙂
Very cute dress. I like how you used the stripes as a feature in the design.
thanks bea.. it took some extra effort, but i’m so glad that i did that 🙂