Pattern: Vogue 8486
Fabric: Hitchcock's birds still available at Tessuti Fabrics
This fabric is really beautiful 100% silk - delicate but worth it. I would probably choose another pattern, if I were making this again. Added a zip at centre back (this pattern has no zips as the fabric should have been a stretch) and the pleats on the front bodice would sit better if it were a stretch fabric, but overall, I'm pleased that it did turn out.
Note to self: Fabric suggestions - there for a reason.
Oops - no shoes! We're in a hurry to take the pics.
gorgeous fabric....pleats look good from here....don't you hate the quiet house as they head back to their other lives!
ReplyDeleteYes, it's quiet now - but, boy do I have a lot of housekeeping to catch up on.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful fabric and dress! I think fabric suggestions are there as "suggestions", it doesn't mean you have to follow them ;)
ReplyDeleteLooks great! The pattern suits the fabric well.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous fabric - luckily I don't live down the road from Tessuti!
ReplyDeleteI really like the origami-like way the pleats fall in the woven.
Love the look of this fabric. It looks great with the simplicity of the dress.
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