vogue 1227 v2.0

i managed to get some pictures of the birthday dress over the weekend! here’s to hoping this is my final post on vogue 1227 🙂

but first, a jesus cake:

jesus didn’t end up coming by for his cake/party! bummer! hahah!!

i took a lot of pictures & most of them ended up looking the same. sorry!
here is my favorite one, though:

hehe @ my face in the mirror!
ok, story time: i initially made this dress with a hot pink invisible zipper. it went in beautifully; i had the lining slip-stitched all the way around the damn thing & i was very proud of the finished zip action. put the dress on to go to dinner, and the stupid zipper decided to completely pull itself apart – i guess it was just a faulty zipper 😦 at any rate, i had to do a rush change & then a rush zipper installation when i got home. the replacement zipper is kind of shoddy; i mean, it’s straight & sandwiched neatly in the lining, but i could have done a better job making it, you know, NOT exposed. oh well, don’t care! i’ll deal with it later (aka i’m never touching that thing again)

i am SO PLEASED with how the bodice ended up fitting (despite numerous alterations/piecing). the top did not gape at all during the party, everything stayed perfectly into place. and it was very comfortable, even though the entire thing was double-interfaced. win!

pink top-stitched lining 🙂

those cups pretty much stand on their own! i will mention here that i decided the dress worked better without a bra.. it was very supportive and comfortable!

dress back/shitty zipper. ignore my gathering stitches. i always forget to pull those out.

skirt!

in closing, a few things:
– MAKE A MUSLIN. even if muslins aren’t really your “thing,” it is absolutely necessary with this dress. this is one of the worst drafted patterns i have ever dealt with, and i was thankful i had the muslin to work out any kinks. there were a lot of kinks! do yourself a favor & cut a muslin first!
– consider using twill tape or fabric selvedge to cup the bra cups so you aren’t gaping all over the place
– although the dress is double interfaced, it is actually quite comfortable. don’t skip the lining interfacing; it really makes a difference in how the dress fits
– make sure your lining matches your fabric because it is absolutely visible in the skirt folds
– the finished length is pretty short (it’s mid-thigh on me & i’m 5’2″!), so make sure you lengthen before cutting if you aren’t comfortable baring ass in a flouncy skirt

i think that’s about it! i am absolutely pleased with my dress & i especially am happy with my fabric choice 🙂 can’t wait to find more excuses to wear this lil’ guy over the course of the summer!

😀

as a side note (and to add to the extravagant number of pictures already on this post), here’s a little peek at what i’m working on now:

white eyelet & ribbon & lace trim 🙂 can’t wait!

Tags: birthday dress, completed, shitty patterns, vogue