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Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Silky Summer Days

I've finished my v-neck maxi dress and I'm super happy with the results.  The fabric is an extremely light-weight sheer silk, which made it a bit difficult for me to work with.  I had to hand baste every single section before machine stitching to make sure my seams didn't slip - a time consuming process but totally worth it.


The dress is a faux-wrap with a zipper in the back.  The zipper was the biggest pain to insert because of the light-weight fabric and it took a few attempts before I eventually worked it out.  It's not perfect, but I'm still learning.



The alterations I made were a huge improvement.  I took the bodice in an inch on each side seam, changed the angle of the bodice to lower the v-neck line and reduced the size of the straps.  Now I'm off to plan my next creation!
 

15 comments:

  1. It's so beautiful!!! I'm happy you decided on this one!

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  2. This dress is fabulous. You did an excelet job. Man I wish I had this talent. Awesome!

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  3. It's beautiful. I know how difficult and tricky this can be. You have made a brilliant job and it looks beautiful on you. It was worth the wait. Can't wait to see your next project.

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  4. Wow, my sewing is so bad, I could never accomplish this!

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  5. wowww im so impressed! thanks for youre message on IFB! followed u back!

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    xx

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  6. beautiful outfit! follow me on

    bybestyle.blogspot.com

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  7. So beautiful! You are very talented.

    -Cherrie <3

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  8. its lovely...u should make and sell.x

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  9. love the dress alot you look great

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  10. Wow, you made this? It's absolutely gorgeous <3

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  11. WOW Gorgeous dress!! You look fab!! You are very talented!!
    If you want we can follow each other! Have a magic day!!

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  12. beautiful fabric and a great design!

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    X

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  13. that is really impressive! my sewing is terrible in comparison!
    followed!
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  14. Now this is beautiful, I could definitely buy this from a shop!

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  15. WOW! you are AMAZING! I can't believe you made this dress - you look stunning! The pattern/material is absolutely gorgeous! Maybe you should do a vlog on how to DIY?! If it's possible hhah =D

    I found you via IFB, btw =D

    I'm following you via google! maybe you could check out my blog sometime? =D

    xoxo excited for more posts!
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