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I was at the point of finishing the hems of the petticoat for Mayzie's dress (for the Seussical production) and read a post in The Slapdash's Sewist blog about replacing her serger because she was having trouble making a rolled hem with her old one, and I saw the light. Why not a rolled hem on this cute circle skirt with ruffle? The instructions for the petticoat, a circle skirt with an attached ruffle came from an old Burda Easy Spring/summer issue, but you can find similar instructions in the internet.
I finished the waist with grosgrain ribbon and even though I hate using velcro in my sewing I used it for the waist for adjustment flexibility.
Here is the dress, McCalls 4826. I have pinned the petticoat to the dress to see the peek-a-boo effect.
The flowers I made using the directions from 2 books. The smaller ones are the Dior rose and I followed Palmer/Pletsch Couture The Art of Sewing by Roberta Carr; the other is from High Fashion Sewing Secrets by Claire B Shaeffer (this I had made before). Both these books are indispensable, in my opinion. I now have to work on her bird-tail =)
I really like this halter dress pattern. The skirt side seams are placed in the front of the dress so the back piece is fuller than the front. It makes a very flattering dress. The back straps I added which make the back even prettier, the actress loved this feature!
Great work Lisette!!
ReplyDeleteLovely dress/costume, Lisette. I'm glad you are finding ways to fully use your serger--the rolled hem looks great! As far as using Velcro-this is a costume, and flexibility is more important, and Velcro does provide that.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you about the books--I especially like Roberta Carr's--
What a cute dress! The back straps do look comfortable, and very practical for singing and dancing on stage.
ReplyDeleteIsn't a serger rolled hem a dream? It is sooooo easy and yet looks completely professional.