We had a work event last week that called for “black tie formal masquerade” and I didn’t have anything to wear.
Pattern used:
Simplicity 4774.
Notes:
I made this dress in about a week, finishing at the eleventh hour at 1 am the night before the event. I made a bodice of the top and used a dirndl skirt for the bottom since I didn’t want to cut into the lace border pattern. I underlined the silver lace with flesh-colored fabric, and it turned out better than I thought.
I’m fine with a dirndl silhouette, as long as there is a belt to hide all the gathering by the waistband. I plan to make this pattern again, making some modifications to the bodice (which is a little too long) and doing the gathering by machine instead of by hand, so it’s more even.
Great decision to do the dirndl skirt to preserve the border print! Cute dress!
Pretty! DId the belt come from a pattern or is it self-drafted?
Thank you! The “belt” is actually one large rectangle of leftover lining fabric. I serged all the edges so it wouldn’t unravel, folded it nicely in a rectangle, and just threw it on. Without the belt the waist area looked poofy and wasn’t very flattering. :/
Thank you!
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This is one of my favorite items you’ve made. The style really suits you. I too love what you’ve done with the belt. Beautiful!
wow, this is beautiful …. you wear it well
Thank you everyone!
I love your dresses! I am starting a sewing linky party today called Sew & Tell Saturday at my website and I am hoping to get some vintage sewists aboard to post their projects because there aren’t any sewing linky parties to show off vintage creations. I hope you can come over and post a link to your blog today! Thanks so much!
Justine @ Sew Country Chick
Gorgeous fabric, you picked the perfect pattern to use it at it’s best. You look really beautiful in this dress – that first photograph is lovely
The belt was “self-drafted”. It’s basically a rectangle made with leftover lining. I serged the edges and tacked it on last minute.
Thank you, Elizabeth!
That came out very nice..
Where did you happen to get that pattern?? I have been looking online and have been unsuccessful..
I found it on etsy I think. You can also check ebay.
I also do a lot of “copying” (as in look at pictures of vintage patterns and then draft the pattern myself), since I already have too many patterns to deal with.