So, the Colette Crepe dresses are just everywhere now. I love dresses, I love wrap dresses, and I love this dress too. But, I didn´t pay too much attention to this particular pattern, until I saw Laurwyn´s version! I´m so amazed by her variation, and the way she looks in her Crepe dress! I really really want to make myself one of these. The truth is, the pattern itself is pretty expensive for me (and it gets worse with the shipping price). So, I thought that I would try to make a similar dress with different pattern - probably the same one as I made the Josephine dress with, as the bodice is quite similar to the Crepe bodice (I think). I´m certainly not very good at sewing, but I hope I could accomplish this. I´m going to look at Gertie´s sew along for some tips and help. I don´t really know how to make the skirt yet - it seems like an A - line with a seam in the middle...? The top of the skirt is probably curved then... Hmm, to make things worse I plan to make this dress out of my husband´s old caftan-y shirt; very long and big (funny story will follow! stay tuned :).
If you have some ideas or knowledge that could help me, please share! I´m grateful for any kind of information :).
Good luck! I love this dress, too, and have the same price reasong around it as you do... plus I'm not so happy about the cap sleeves, I like my sleeves proper... So I'm looking forward to seeing what you make of it!
ReplyDeleteI guess if you're going to make your sort of own pattern, you'll be better off if you make a muslin first, to see how it works and to make any necessary changes before you cut into your limited amount of fabric.
Also, I notice the Burda pattern has only waist darts in the bodice, while the Crepe has both waist and bust darts. I suppose this must affect the fit... From what I've seen of the two dresses, Crepe is much more fitted than the Burda dress.
Completely unrelated, but I need to share and you seem like the right person to share with:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/04/AR2007040401721.html
An old article I found thanks to school. What happens if a world-famous classical musician plays as a street musician during rush hour.
Oh, no, sorry, I take the fit issues back, I forgot you made the Josephine dress looser in the bodice.
ReplyDeleteThanks, yeah, I made it more loose, but it doesen´t have those extra darts... I hope it will work anyway. I´m more concerned about the skirt... I doubt I will make a muslin, though... I already tested the bodice with the "original" darts (I altered them afterwards), and the fit was ok (minus the huge decollete). Maybe I´ll make some kind of muslin for the skirt...
ReplyDeleteThis is probably too late, but I found this free mail order pattern made to your own measurements that could also be altered into the Crepe shape... I think I'll do it one day.
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(I was actually thinking of turning it into some sort of cover up apron... for when I work with the cherries. :P And when I was trying to imagine it as an apron with ties, I got reminded of Crepe and striken by the similarities.)
E-mail order, I mean.
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