Cette petite robe boule est cousue suivant le patron "Peplum bubble dress" de Straight Grain. Le patron est gratuit et téléchargeable sur le blog. Merci, An!
Le patron reposait sur mon étagère depuis quelque temps mais je n'osais pas m'y attaquer car il prévoit l'installation d'une fermeture éclair (invisible). L'alternative aurait été d'y mettre une boutonnière mais cela aussi me pose problème car ma MAC semble ne pas les aimer...
J'ai finalement décidé de m'y mettre et pour compliquer les choses, j'ai choisi de doubler le haut de la robe, pour éviter que la fermeture ne repose sur la peau nue de Miss M en été.
Heureusement, la blogosphère est pleine de personnes très généreuses de leur savoir et j'ai trouvé ce super tutoriel (en anglais) qui décrit l'insertion d'une fermeture éclair invisible sur un corset doublé, en coinçant le ruban de la fermeture entre le tissu extérieur et la doublure. Merci Jennifer!
Le tissu est du cotton pur de chez Fabrics Galore à Battersea (Londres), de designer non spécifié.
I will never fear zippers again.
This cute little bubble dress is Straight Grain's peplum bubble dress. The pattern is free and you can download it from the website (after liking the page so it seems). Thanks An!
I have had the pattern for a bit but the fact that it involved inserting a (concealed or invisible) zipper (you could use buttons but buttonholes are another problem, my machine seems to dislike them) gave me enough reason to postpone the project.
Finally I decided to sew it and not only did I face the zipper situation - but I decided to line the bodice (I was not too excited about the zipper sitting on my baby's raw skin in the summer), which would of course complicate the procedure even further.
Fortunately, the web galaxy is full of very generous people willing to share their skills and I found this amazing tutorial on how to insert a concealed zipper on a lined bodice (which involved catching the zipper tape between the outer fabric and the lining). Thanks Jennifer!
The fabric is a pure cotton from Fabrics Galore in Battersea, I have no idea who from but it is of a very nice quality!
What a gorgeous version of the peplum bubble dress! I absolutely love it in this fabric. And you did such a great job lining the dress! Great that you're helping me to spread the word on how EASY it is to insert a blind zipper :-)
ReplyDeleteSo much faster than buttons, isn't it?
What a lovely little dress! You did a beautiful job.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the mention. I'm so glad you found my post helpful!