I’m all set to release the summer dress pattern – A fitted
bodice with elasticized back, a 3 tier skirt and straps to hold it up just in
case and make it pretty of course.
I would always choose a very lightweight fabric for this dress- like the lawn one I made the summer dress with or viscose like the other summer dress I made with or rayon like the twirly skirt - another free pattern.
But, all these lightweight fabrics didn’t have a distinct right
side and wrong side. It becomes very difficult to put up a tutorial with photos
if both sides look the same – the mistake I made with the nightie free pattern tutorial. Half way through I just wanted to give up.
It is confusing for me as well when I look at the pictures.
So I decided to use a cotton (a quilting cotton) which I wouldn’t
recommend for this pattern.
In fact once you sew with lawn, viscose, rayon with the
complements you get, you wouldn’t want
to come back to regular stiff quilting cotton.
Take the kids out in car, and by the time you reach the
destination the dress or skirt is far away from the kiddo in every direction and
all crumbled.
I’ve made so many skirts in the cotton like this phus phus skirt, another, another and many more - all free patterns. It
looks really good ironed and crisp but in no time gets crumbled.
Now whenever I goto fabric store I test the fabric. If you
want to see how I test the fabric – here is how.
I just hope the skirt comes out good and the tutorial is
easy to follow.
I know it will stand out a bit and that it will not be best
picture to pin, but I know this will be best fabric to make the tutorial –
which is what you are here for.
Stay tuned the tutorial with downloadable epattern is coming
soon.
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