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Sunday, 19 February 2012

Pastille dress, muslin

Item two of the Colette sew along marathon. Item one was the Meringue skirt, which in the book I didn't really like but in the interest of learning more skills I made a wearable muslin, now I love it! Item two of the marathon is the Pastille dress, which looks sleek and elegant. Although I have enjoyed making the muslin up with lots of pleats to practise I'm not sure I really like the dress.
Have a good look for yourselves, and please feel free to give some very honest feedback so I can improve.



Over all it does fit very well, having taken care and a few alterations to the pattern, i.e. my waist that is wider than my hips!


Either I need slight alteration or a little more care to aline the darts top and bottom.


Back darts line up nicely.


I think there is too much fabric at the sides of the skirt. I will not being doing the pleats and haven't decided how short to make the skirt yet. Probably knee length ( am over 35 now!!)

So now to make a little change here and there and then to raid the fabric stash. As I'm not that into the dress I will not be going out to buy new fabric, but should it suddenly improve I might have another go.

What do you think? And how are getting on with the sew along marathon?
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8 comments:

  1. House of Pinheiro19 February 2012 at 06:20

    The lengthen looks too mumisy.. Show up those piña you have... The neck is too wide and maybe turn into a v neck...

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  2. House of Pinheiro19 February 2012 at 06:21

    Pins kkkk iPad mistype

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  3. Anonymous19 February 2012 at 06:31

    You've done a great job! I think you need a short waist adjustment, as there seems to be excess fabric at your waist. I also think you can go down a size in the bodice.

    I strongly recommend basting in the zipper as it will improve the fit and give you a much better idea of what you need to adjust.

    I definitely agree with Pinheiro - shorten the length!

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  4. Charlotte19 February 2012 at 07:13

    Rachel and Sarah have said it - cut off a couple of inches and see what you think.... what fabric are you thinking of?

    You look like the girl on the Colette book with your new hair xx

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  5. Macska19 February 2012 at 08:06

    Ooh, Charlotte's right - you do look like the Colette cover girl with your new hair cut! Cute! :-)

    I actually think this dress has quite a lot of potential on you, and I personally like that neckline. I'm with the others though - definitely shorten it. And a belt will break up the line nicely. (I may be slightly biased there, though - I'm a huge fan of belts.)

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  6. Sew Blessed Maw [Judy]19 February 2012 at 09:31

    I really like it. I think it will look great on you..
    I too think , cut a little off the waist.. Add a belt.. I like the neck line with your new hair style..cute.
    Cant wait to see the real one done.. Happy sewing.

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  7. Catherine19 February 2012 at 16:00

    Hi, I had the same feeling with the meringue skirt, and only did a wearable muslin...but I now love it and practically live in on weekends. I was only so so with the Pastille...it was not my style and I'm 48, so didn't want to look like I was tryiing to look young. Anyway, I made it in a linen, which holds its shape we'll. I would recommend the pleats, they are a great feature and I love the neck line on you. I made the skirt length just above my knee and this length seems to suit the dress. It's a great dress...

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  8. charlotte19 February 2012 at 23:02

    wow, thanks evertone. Yes to shortening! Although I am not brave enough to make the bodice in a smaller size, I like to move and the slighest restriction means I'll never wear it again. I do think I nedd to make the skirt smaller though.
    I'm not sure what fabric, either a nice cotton or a strong babycord?

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