I think this fabric is amazing. It is such a gorgeous
colour and the weight of the fabric gives great movement when you walk.
I was intending to use a different pattern to the one I chose, I changed my mind because the original pattern I had in mind is rather fussy so I chose something with fewer seams and less detail as quite honestly this fabric speaks for itself.
When I was doing a fitting I realised that I did not need a zip so I omitted it. Do take care if you copy this, you do need to get your garment on and off easily.
Another thing I realised is that this fabric has a good stretch and weight and that it would need support at the neckline. To achieve this I used iron on seam interfacing all around the neckline and the shoulder seams.
Have you ever wondered why people bother to allow their garment to hang overnight? If you look at the photograph above you can see how uneven the hem is.this is because although the pattern pieces are placed on the straight grain inevitably the curve of the pattern pieces means that part of the bottom of this dress is on the straight grain, part is on the Bias and everything in-between! It is inevitable therefore that the fabric will drop unevenly.
To avoid an uneven hem I let the dress hang for two nights before pinning the hem. i then pinned it up and left it for another night to make sure that it did not drop any more.
I also found a walking foot useful.
I am thoroughly delighted with this beautiful fabric and when I fried the dress on for the final photographs I didn't take it off!

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