Well, as sad as I am to replace the youtube clip in the below post (which you have obviously enjoyed very much!) it is now time to move on and update what I’ve been making! I sewed my special cousin Freya a dress for her birthday – Burda 7517, which I’ve made before for myself.
And it fits her perfectly! I used a stretch cotton/lycra sateen from Spotlight. Love the ikat print! The striped ribbon is from Ribbons Galore. I’d actually bought the ribbon before I bought the fabric, purely because I liked it. They’re a perfect match!
This really is a terrific pattern. Freya and I wear pretty much the same size in clothes but are quite differently shaped. She has an hourglass figure with a teeny waist, and I have a thick waist but slim hips and thighs. But this dress works well on both of us!
I didn’t make any changes to how I’d made this dress last time. I used an invisible zip in the side seam, and was very pleased with just how invisible it was. A proper invisible zipper foot makes a huge difference. I sewed the armhole binding to the dress before I sewed the side seams, but only topstitched the armhole binding into place afterwards. This gave me a nice finish around the armholes.
I took a 3 inch hem, and used the blind hem stitch on the machine to stitch it into place. I don’t know why I haven’t used this stitch more in the past! So overall, a success. I highly recommend this pattern!
Wow Lara it looks great on her and it looks like she loves it too
Very pretty dress! I love the fabric and the colours.
I knew you’d get it done!! Looks fabulous.
It looks lovely. I bought this pattern purely on the basis of how great your Christmas dress turned out and now with this I definitely have to make it. I don’t have an invisible zip foot with my machine though. Have to get that too.
She looks very nice in it and the colour suits her.
hey Freya!!! funny who you find on the blogs you read….Happy Birthday – Andrea. Pete. Michaela and Hamish xxoo PS- great dress.
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