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Today will be dress design day. I am starting with Vogue 8146 as a base.

Since I want to the upper chest part to be in a different fabric, I think that princess seams would not be suitable. This Vogue pattern has long and deep darts instead.

The neck opening is not what I want. I will draw it based on my Go Pattern dress. The rest will or might stay as is, I will see.

To go with it, I want a short and simple no collar, round neck line Chanel type of jacket. I digged into my Burda and Patrones magazines for it and this is what I selected:






Unless you have a suggestion...

Have you ever had the impression to be an elephant giving birth to a mouse ? I did when I finished that dress and that my son told me that it was too simple and that he (is 11 years old ;-) expected me to come up with a more flashy dress. Big sigh, big, big sigh. I told him, that his mother had great difficulties not making and wearing very demure clothes. To each his own ! That said, it was such great fun, getting your suggestions and waiting for the patterns to come in. Thank you so much for your help. I enjoy interacting with you... I am so pleased with the people who visit my humble cyberspace.


Avez-vous déjà eu l'impression d'accoucher d'une souris ? Et bien, en terminant cette robe, j'ai un peu eu cette impression. Mon fils de onze ans est très sensible à l'esthétisme et déjà il rêve d'être architecte. En terminant cette robe, je lui ai montré bien fièrement, car il aimait le tissus et la couleur. Il me regarde tendrement et me dit: "Mais maman, je croyais que tu faisais une robe pour une soirée, pas une robe pour le boulot. Cette robe est un peu trop simple, non?" Je lui ai expliqué que je suis de ces femmes discrètes, désirant porter des vêtements simples et sans trop d'éclat. Que dire de plus ?

Cela dit, j'aime cette robe, elle me fait bien. Elle est agréable à porter. Comme je le disais, le patrons Go Pattern est si bien dessiné! Les quelques photos ont été prises le week-end passé. Et puis, la recherche avec vous a été un pur plaisir pour moi. Que de mercis je vois dois. Si cela vous chante, nous recommencerons.

Comme je le disais, le patron Go Pattern est bien dessiné. Il comporte plusieurs détails de couture intéressants, comme un bias de soutien à l'encolure.

Les pièces de patron pour la doublure permettent une finition du plis arrière très soigné:


J'adore la doublure attachée à l'ourlet, rien ne bouge lorsque je marche. Merveilleux


J'ai ajouté ma touche personnelle à la jonction parmenture - doublure:

Je vous recommande ce patron grandement.

For more details, read my review on Pattern Review

Daisy (mon mannequin) et moi en sommes à la confection sur tissus. Voici la couleur que j'ai finalement choisie. Je sais, le noir convient à tout. Mais pour une fois, j'ai envie de porter autre chose que du noir. Alors, ma robe sera rouge brique. Je la porterai avec cette magnifique écharpe de soie peinte à la main.

Daisy(my mannequin) and I are working really hard today. Everything is cut and we just sew, sew, sew. Yes, I did put aside the LBD to have a LRD. For once, I will be dressed in something else then black. The dressed will be worn with this magnificent hand panted silk scarf. See you soon !

Le temps presse. Plus que 6 jours avant la soirée remise de prix. Je dois tailler absolument aujourd'hui. Je me devais donc de terminer ma toile afin de vérifier l'ajustement réalisé à plat sur papier. Comme je l'indiquais dans mon message précédent, j'ai taillé 10 ans au buste, 6 ans à la taille et 8 ans aux hanches. J'ai aussi retiré la poche et dessiné une nouvelle pièce pour le côté. J'adore le fit. Bien sûr le dos ne tombe pas aussi bien qu'avec une fermeture éclaire...

Time is running. I really needed to finish the muslin today and cut the dress fabric today as well. I had already correct the pattern using the paper pieces. I cut size 10 at the bust, size for the waist and size 8 for the hips. The flat corrections were good. I am very pleased with the fit. Of course, the pins in the back do not look as good as a zipper. I wonder if I should have done a correction for my shoulder blades. They are a bit protruding.

For more safety, I ordered both the Go Pattern dress and the Vogue 1108. This morning, I was getting very nervous since none of those two patterns had reach my mail box. I looked closely at my existing wardrobe in order to have a plan B dress for the cocktail-award night on May 1. It is already April 16 after all!

To night, on my arrival from work, I saw a white envelop on the entrance floor. I thought right away: "it seems like the Go pattern dress won the race !" ... and your vote. In my recent posting, 81% of you had voted for the Go Pattern. The Vogue 1108 will not put aside for ever, I have a graduation ceremony to attend this year ;-)

This weekend will be sewing time. Or at least sunday will be since on saturday, I am in my management class. So sunday the muslin or toile will be done. I realy need a toile for this pattern since it is a closefitting dress.

So how does a Go Pattern look like?

The envelop size is similar to the big Vogue envelops. The drawing is nicely printed and the model on the drawing has one of those 35-21-36 (89-53-91 cm) type of body. The technical drawings on the back of the envelopp give the dress much straiter lines. In addition to the measurment table, the finished widths and lenghts for bust, waist, hip and back lenght. This is such a good idea. All pattern companies should do the same.


According to both tables, I should start with a size 10 for the bust, 6 for the waist and 8 for the hip. I will let you know if those suggestions are realistic. The ease for all those sections of the dress is of 1 1/2 inch (4 cm). This is closefitted !

The instructions seam to be very good. Those will be put to test while sewing. Strangely, this close fitting dress has pocket. For this version, I will not put the pocket.

I bought three fabrics for it, one black, one dark red and one with flowers. For the coktail, I still hesitate between the red and the plain black. The one with flowers is for the office not for the evening... it does not look chic enough. Fabric requirements are given both as yardage and meter.

My decision as for black or red, will be taken this weekend. LBD or LRD !?

This is a picture of all pattern pieces.


Bright designers give you lining pieces ! . I am looking forward cutting and sewing. You will have pictures of the toile on sunday or monday. Have a superbe weekend.