It’s Friday!! Lets raise a glass of something delicious to celebrate.
I’m sure you’ve heard about the Vogue Patterns Cocktail Hour? I mentioned a while ago here! This is the latest charity sewalong from The McCall Pattern Company in partnership with The Eve Appeal.
A portion of the sales from 20 selected patterns go to this kick-ass charity who are raising awareness and funding research into the FIVE female cancers. Yes there are five…. It’s like the seven dwarfs, you can never think of them all in one go.
My garment for this year’s blogger tour is a designer Vogue pattern by Isaac Mizrahi who I love from his appearances on Project Runway. The envelope styling is a little bit bridesmaid-like but I could see gorgeous potential and Pattern Review showed me some stunning versions.
It’s a classic little dress and probably doesn’t surprise you that I chose it. There are lovely knife pleats at the waist that come with a separate guide pattern piece so you can mark more easily (very handy), the dress is fully lined which is a nice touch and there’s an interesting shape to the upper bodice where it’s sort of cutaway at the shoulders in an athletic style. I tried my best not to decapitate any people in my bodice seam placement.
I cut the longer length skirt of view B with a size 12 bodice. My only adjustments after the toile were to reposition the princess seams inwards a little and do a hollow chest adjustment above the bust. I skipped the tie for the waist as you can see. And I added my favourite… a lapped zipper! It’s a great little dress which I’ll definitely make again.
My fabric is a beautiful sateen featuring illustrated ladies and gents at an event (possibly a day at the races if you take in the hats). The sateen was crisp enough for the pleats and soft enough to shape around the body. I’d looked into brocade but was worried about bulk at the waist. This lovely print was bought in March from Ditto Fabrics and I think it was called “gathering”. Sadly it’s now out of stock and to be honest I never saw this sateen on sale anywhere else….
TIME FOR A MASSIVE BUT… there is the same print available on a crepe base with either a blue or oyster coloured background. I’m very tempted by the blue I have to say.
PLUS this if you live in Germany I’m told this shop has a couple of metres left in the cotton/elastane on blue. The size of a lady is about 5cm. And two remnants of about 2m from the Crêpe. Size of the print seems to be smaller than this and MacCulloch’s version though.
I’m very proud to support the campaign as someone who has lost several family members to cancer. Cancer in any form needs a good old fashioned kick in the pants so let’s raise some money for Eve Appeal and look fab doing it!
And why not put on a fancy frock and come to our cocktail party??
HAPPY WEEKEND EVERYONE
Gorgeous! Beautiful print. X
Your dress and beautiful, and that fabric… Wow! I love the neutral colors with such a funky print!
Hollow chest adjustment?! You blew my mind. This is exactly what I need. Thank you! Lovely dress.
Gorgeous! Lovely fabric 🙂
So stunning, and you have nailed the fit beautifully- I hope you get lots of wear out of it!
I love the fabric, it looks great in this pattern – perfect for cocktails ;o)
Loved the pattern and design.its definitely in for my wardorabe.I like sewing and this is i think will be the best ever of my sewing.
Nice and lovely. What I like about the dress is the print on it. Very colorful.
Was excited when you said, Germany. But dam the shop is up in the North Hamburg.
Was hoping to breeze in and out checking out the fabrics. Anyway I will have try some online..
By the way the dress looks perfect on you and your smile!
I really love the fabric, its pattern so great. I like 🙂
I love the fabric, it looks great in this pattern – perfect for cocktails ;o)
Thank for sharing!
Gorgeous! Beautiful print. X
So stunning, and you have nailed the fit beautifully- I hope you get lots of wear out of it!
thank you for sharing!
I’m glad to find this article!
you look lovely. Please share the video tutorial.