Burda Zoe Dress
For my second attempt at dressmaking I chose the Burda Zoe #8123B dress. It has a novice difficulty level and the design fitted well into my wardrobe. I used a 80% wool, 20% acrylic woven fabric (locally bought) very soft but a bit bulky, which is fine because I actually intend to wear it mainly in winter - for spring it’s just too bulky. I had to overlock (using a overlocking foot on my regular sewing machine) all edges before sewing the dress because the fabric loosely weaved was fraying like crazy.
I cut a size 36 for the bodice and did a full bust adjustment following Christine Haynes wonderful Full Bust Adjustment Tutorial. I lengthened the bodice 3 cm at the waist and lowered the back darts. For the skirt a cut a size 38, made a hip curve adjustment and lengthened it by 4 cm (fiancee had a strong opinion on that).
Following the Invisible Zipper Tutorial by Colette Patterns, I sewed my first invisible zipper, which due to the texture of the fabric is slightly difficult to operate, unfortunately.
In conclusion I enjoyed very much making this dress.
What do you guys think, do I have a “future” as a dressmaker?
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I cut a size 36 for the bodice and did a full bust adjustment following Christine Haynes wonderful Full Bust Adjustment Tutorial. I lengthened the bodice 3 cm at the waist and lowered the back darts. For the skirt a cut a size 38, made a hip curve adjustment and lengthened it by 4 cm (fiancee had a strong opinion on that).
What do you guys think, do I have a “future” as a dressmaker?
Looks great, I can't believe it's only the second dress you have made.
ReplyDeleteThank you! ... yes it is ... the pattern description says "Easy to sew in a couple of hours".. it took me a little longer than that and I won't say how long because I'm a bit embarrassed.
ReplyDeleteI love a tweed dress! Yours looks terrific. Great job!
ReplyDeleteThank you Sara, and thanks for pointing out that it's a tweed !
ReplyDeleteHo scoperto il tuo blog grazie a Kollabora con grande piacere! Che bello vestito! Tonero spesso per vedere le tue neuve creazioni. (Mi scuso per il mio italiano ma sono francese)
ReplyDeleteWhat a flattering dress! I just checked the pattern - and yes my husband would prefer to add more length too :D. Eventhough I have like thousands of Burday Style magazines I can't remember this one. I think this isn't in any magazine(?). Thanks to your grey fabric, you can't see the (ugly) belt loops that much :). I think they are way too low and too broad.
ReplyDeleteStunning pictures! Thanks for the inspiration :D
Hi Lea... Thank you! ... yes the belt loops are a bit bulky ... they designed this with the late 60s, early 70s in mind and the big hip belt was a common feature :)
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