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the "resort" F2 dress:
from book:
mine: 
the "town" A1 dress:
from book:
mine: 
i love these dresses! they're perfect for these hot & steamy summer days in chicago... i made a small (1" wide) matching belt (w/ vintage MOP belt buckle) for the F2 dress because it was a little too billowy. now, it looks more like a tunic... the A1 dress is very vintage looking, can't wait to try it out dancing...
both dresses were very easy to make... for the F2 dress, i only had to draft the extra ruffle and lengthen the front and back pcs i'd aldready made for the ruffle top. the A1 dress required only one pattern to be drafted - the belt - all other patterns were included with the book.
the only thing i thought really confusing was how to apply the facing to the A1 dress... so, i've included how i sew a facing below, just in case anyone else needs some tips:
here's the back facing and the back:
i mark the seam allowance at the shoulder seam as a guide. then, sew the armholes and necklines, stopping at the seam allowance, clipping curves, trimming seams:
turn it inside out and press:
after doing the same thing to the front, pin the front and back together at the shoulder seam. IMPORTANT *DO NOT PIN THE FACINGS!
this next part is tricky (and so i sew the slowest i ever sew...). sew the front and back together at the shoulder seam WITHOUT catching the facing. you create a "facing sandwich" sorta :
press the front seam allowance down and fold/press the facing seam allowance over it. and then slipstitch the facing seam:
ennyhoo... i hope you like my dresses... :) thanks for stopping by!
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3 comments:
in a fit of stupidity i managed to dump the two comments that were posted here along with the spam... i'm REALLY sorry... thank you so much for stopping by to read and comment...
if you had a question, please repost it and i'll answer it. many heartfelt apologies again...
Wow, you are AWESOME at sewing! I mamage to creat one masterpiece every ten or so years. I have bids on several vintage patterns all over Ebay. Many are simple so I hope to one day post my completed projects on flickr. Till then, your blog serves as a super source of inspriration and motivation!
tera - thank you so much for coming here and leaving compliments/comments!! they really encourage, inspire and motivate me to keep sewing!! i look forward to seeing your next project!
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