Monday, July 23, 2012

Ottobre 03/2012-13

The parade of girlie dresses continues! Just a few more, then I think I'll need to sew some boy stuff.
This is Ottobre 03/2012-13, the "Hollywood Cerise" dress. I spotted it as a must-make when I first got my issue of Otto, and I'm not the only one, as there are already a couple of versions of it in the Flickr group.
Myra chose the fabric we used. Bet you'd never have guess that!
It is quilting cotton, but reasonably nice stuff, particularly the cupcake print.
As you can probably see, this is a ridiculously simple dress - cut on, kimono sleeves, simple fold over placket for the buttons, and a couple of patch pockets.
I added some glittery ric rac to the yoke seam, but otherwise let the fabric do the talking. The neckline and sleeves are both finished with facings; the sleeves with strips of bias that are topstitched down and the neckline with a shaped facing that I catchstitched to the seam allowances at the shoulder and front yoke seam.
It's a sweet, simple little dress that I think Myra will wear a lot, and a perfect design for some wild prints. You know you have some...