Honeyflake, Apparently ([info]christhegeek) wrote in [info]sew_hip,
@ 2007-04-01 10:23:00
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So, I posted a pic of the sundress I made my friend Crickie (Of 6'3, 'nothing that fits me is cute' fame)last week,
And promised a few pics of her IN the dress. I also thought it would be pretinent to mention something that came up in the thread, which is that this pattern was a great find for me, but may not work on everyone because it has very WIDE shoulders. Perfect for Crickie, but not for everyone
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Fit perfectly, yay!
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[info]macabre_grrl
2007-04-01 02:27 pm UTC (link)
Crickie looks stunning! Good job!

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[info]christhegeek
2007-04-01 09:53 pm UTC (link)
Thank you!

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[info]kittylitter13
2007-04-01 03:12 pm UTC (link)
It looks great on her!!

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[info]christhegeek
2007-04-01 09:53 pm UTC (link)
I'm so pleased with how it turned out :)

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[info]rickysbaby
2007-04-01 06:06 pm UTC (link)
Beautiful, both the girl and the dress!

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[info]christhegeek
2007-04-01 09:53 pm UTC (link)
She is lovely; she deserves to feel feminine!

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[info]miss_addams
2007-04-01 06:21 pm UTC (link)
What a great dress! I love sewing dresses... I sewed my first dress the other week, and it was so simple! This looks great on her! You did an awesome job!

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[info]christhegeek
2007-04-01 09:54 pm UTC (link)
Thank you so much :)

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[info]departure_time
2007-04-01 06:26 pm UTC (link)
nice dress! she looks very pretty. you must be her favorite friend! :D

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[info]christhegeek
2007-04-01 09:54 pm UTC (link)
We joke that we have 'trade skills'. She is a professional children's photographer...so she photographs my kiddos for free, and I make her clothes that fit ;)

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[info]nishime
2007-04-01 06:43 pm UTC (link)
Cute! I love it!

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[info]christhegeek
2007-04-01 09:54 pm UTC (link)
Thank you! Me too! I'm so pleased :)

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[info]grain_damaged
2007-04-01 07:48 pm UTC (link)
I LOVE IT! It looks fantastic on her.
What pattern did you use? I have silly wide shoulders and have trouble getting things to fit properly... I'd love to make this for myself... =)

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[info]christhegeek
2007-04-01 09:52 pm UTC (link)
Sew 'n Save M5292 :)

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[info]red_jenn
2007-04-01 11:19 pm UTC (link)
LOL! I THOUGHT that looked familiar - I just picked that pattern up Thursday! Now I'm even more excited, 'cause your friend looks gorgeous in your version! I hope I do half as good a job as you did!

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[info]christhegeek
2007-04-02 12:03 am UTC (link)
This pattern is very easy to use! I was quite pleased with it :) I would recommend top stitching your seams, though, even though it doesn't say that.

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[info]grain_damaged
2007-04-02 01:02 am UTC (link)
Thank you!

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[info]red_jenn
2007-04-02 03:19 am UTC (link)
ooOOOooo - thanks for the hint! I wouldn't have otherwise, but will make sure to now! :D Can't wait!

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[info]sugarsnap
2007-04-01 08:04 pm UTC (link)
That dress is adorable. :)

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[info]christhegeek
2007-04-01 09:55 pm UTC (link)
Thank you, I love it too!

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[info]kaixi
2007-04-01 09:05 pm UTC (link)
That's cute!

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[info]christhegeek
2007-04-01 09:55 pm UTC (link)
I love it, too! I'm going to make one for myself, but a very different fabric and take in the bodice quite a bit, as I have much narrower shoulders ;)

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[info]elfie_elfie
2007-04-02 02:34 am UTC (link)
I think I have that pattern in my files... thanks for the tip on the wide shoulders.

Crickie looks great in it. (And it looks great on her.) Well done! *opera applause*

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squigglius
2007-04-02 04:53 am UTC (link)
It's lovely! :)

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[info]vellanya
2007-04-02 01:58 pm UTC (link)
Wow, they changed the packaging on this pattern. I picked up this same pattern in Janury for a semi formal function. I did hte dress in a brown taffeta with a tan velvety ribbon. I loved making it, and I loved hte way it fit. Even the wide shoulders didn't look bad. I'm a plus sized girl, have had some kids, and this dress was even complimentary to the left overs from pregnancy and my hips. I also wore a corset underneath, but still.
It does look fantastic. I plan on making myself more of this same dress in different fabrics as a sundress instead of a dressy dress.

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[info]jupitersiren
2007-04-02 02:09 pm UTC (link)
SO pretty!

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