Fluttering Around

Kia ora!  Oh my gosh how did it get to be March already! Best I get a wiggle on then and tell you about my first make for 2016.  Introducing my flutter dress....

To be honest I had to see a few of these on the blogisphere before I went ahead and purchased the pattern. I am a Papercut fan girl and this pattern did not disappoint.

I knew I wanted to make a dress version rather than the tunic (oh but I have made one of those as well - more on that later). This required a few adjustments - here's what I did:

• Lengthen the front and back pattern pieces by 3", where the pattern recommends
• Below the armpit I lengthen the front and back pieces by a further 1/2", to lower the dart point
• I lowered the dart point by a further 1" and redrew the dart legs - so the apex was lowered by a total of 1 1/2"

• I removed 1/8" from the top of the shoulder - I have more of a square shoulder

• I inserted darts into the back to provide some shaping
  

I love a lined dress so much that I couldn't not insert a lining into this one.  The fabric is a poly crepe and could even have some nylon in it, which would lead to the dress sticking to my body all over - arrrrgh!  I used some light-weight acetate from the stash and used the delightful Hug Snug to finish all the seam allowances and the hem - man I love that stuff :-)

The fabric falls so beautifully with the full lining, and the sleeves ... what can I say, they just add that special touch to what is a pretty simple dress.

I am totally in love with this dress and have worn it constantly this summer.

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