Thursday, March 14, 2013

Very Easy Butterick Dress





The pattern envelope says this is a one hour pattern and it really is. From having the fabric on my cutting table to trying the finished dress on was an hour. I have an overlocker (serger) and overlocked the seams as well as using a stretch stitch on my sewing machine. This dress has no darts, so relies of the fabric for the shape.

It is two pieces for the front and back, a cowl neck and a ties belt.



I have made this dress once before, a purple one which is so handy for work. I can see this one being a staple for work as well, with a black jacket or a cardigan.



The best part is the fact that I scored the fabric from our recent swap at the Toronto Bloggers Meet-up. 



This fabric was from Seraphinalina. And she has made the following dress from it.

10 comments:

  1. That is such a lovely dress - the cowl makes it look so smart. I like the purple office dress as well. I might explore this dress - I find them hard to fit so this shape would work well, allowing the knit to drape and the belt to shape.

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    1. Thanks. I believe this particular pattern is out of print, but you can probably pick it up on E-Bay!

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    2. Thank you Debbie, I'll look out for it or something similar

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    1. Thanks! Thanks also for organizing the swap so that I could pick up this piece of fabric!!

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  3. Love it! And the pattern is out of print (and out of stock on BMV, boooooooooooooo!) Good for you Debbie!

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    1. Thanks!

      If you can't find the pattern e-mail me and we can make a plan, you can borrow the pattern and trace it.

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  4. Very smart! Looks like the perfect pattern to lift me out of my sewing rut!

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  5. Yes there is nothing like finishing something quick and easy to get back into the sewing groove again!

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  6. Oh how lovely to see that fabric in use! I love your dress, I wore mine yesterday and thought of you.

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