Friday, February 15, 2013

'Rom Com' dress


 
I'm calling this my 'Rom Com' dress.  You know the story.  Boy meets girls, initial attraction, boy displeases girl, misunderstandings are overcome, girl loves boy and they live happily ever after. 

Translated into sewerlese the story goes.  Girl is instantly attracted to fabric which is not conventionally handsome but definitely attention seeking.  Fabric does not behave as planned.  There is not enough of it for starters, forcing girl to sew shoulder panels across the cross - not recommended for silk faille.  And to the definition of silk faille...Heavy in weight yet maintains a shallow, graceful drape...we must add ##@@!! slippery and full of static, beware of cutting error!  Pattern Butterick 5415 runs large and long.  Much snipping and trimming and repeated unpicking brings dress into a loveable state.

Getting to know my rom com dress better.  We quite like each other now, but remaining static electricity in the fibres (is it actually silk?) leaves me unsure about any happy ever afters.  Worked well for Casual Friday.  Not casual I know, but not corporate is the best a suit can do.

Weight loss is progressing well, 3 kgs lighter and 2cms smaller.  I've finished my daughters lace skirt, but won't have a photograph until the weekend.  Next up...something with princess seams as I think this might be the easiest garment to downsize.

Love to hear about your own "Rom Com" dresses.  Happy sewing.

26 comments:

  1. Gail, this fabric is awesome! Well done! I like your story-telling too. And congrats on your weight loss. Let me tell you, you look gorgeous anyways!

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  2. Love your Rom-Com description. The fabric is really beautiful, it's something I would buy if I had seen it. I'm glad it finally worked out for you...and good job on the weight loss!

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  3. lol... great post. And what amazing fabric. I think all the swearing was worth the end result which is indeed a truly original designer piece! I have only worked with silk once and that was silk lining. I was amazed at how static is was when I came to iron it. I almost believed it was synthetic!! Interesting that yours behaved like that too.

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  4. When I saw your picture, I thought that you had lost weight. You look wonderful! Congratulations!!
    Regardless of the problems with the fabric, I really like the fabric and the finished dress. The side detail on the fabric is especially lovely.

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  5. You look marvelous and so does the dress! TFS

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  6. I think you look fabulous in this dress. The shape is very elegant and the fabric is delightful! The colour suits you, too.

    I had some lining, which was silk and, boy, it would have stuck itself to anything (it did...I was constantly peeling it off things when cutting and sewing). But I haven't noticed it misbehaving itself now it's actually the lining of my dress.

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  7. Funny story!

    The print on that dress is amazing and you have used it to great effect! Wishing you and that dress many happy years together.

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  8. Love the ROM COM - must remember that one. Your dress is lovely.

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  9. Great dress. Great story. Yeah, I have plenty of Rom Com clothes. We normally need some time apart..
    Well done on your weight loss!
    -Sewingelle

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  10. It's beautiful and I love how you explain the ups and downs .. Great news on your weight loss x

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  11. Oh, Gail, it's gorgeous! I hope you can work it out with this dress. You look great together!

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  12. Great story Gail.
    This dress does look great on you and is so much nicer than the standard casual Friday attire you see around town.
    Great news with your weight loss too!

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  13. You are a clever story teller! I love the detail on the side and it looks really great. I noticed your weight loss immediately I saw the photo so really well done!

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  14. You are a clever story teller! I love the detail on the side and it looks really great. I noticed your weight loss immediately I saw the photo so really well done!

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  15. It's lovely and I love the way you tell it's story. Well done with the weight loss.

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  16. I think almost all of my clothes are Rom Com. unfortunately. I love the print!

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  17. Fun post! I love this dress - the print is so cool and the color is really flattering on you. As others have stated, many of my projects could be classified as Rom Com -- I like to think of it as just a part of the sewing process! And congrats on the weight loss!

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  18. Gorgeous dress and enjoy wearing it.

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  19. Great post and great dress, the fabric is amazing. I am often drawn to bold prints like this too and then wonder what to do with them, I think simple shapes like this are the way to go.

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  20. You're funny Gail. I like this dress. It is very different but that's a good thing.

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  21. Sounds like your Rom Com veered into horror before ending up at happily ever after.... Congratulations on the weight loss, you are looking fantastic. I can forsee a bit of clothing alterations in your near future, or an entirely new wardrobe!

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  22. A very elegant look for casual Friday - there should be more of it! Your romance with this fabric has a happy ending, what a good story.

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  23. Great story. The fabric placement on this dress is a knockout. It turned out beautifully.

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  24. Gail, the dress is gorgeous, and the fabric placement is perfect.
    Enjoy!

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  25. Your dress turned out very happily ever after :) and congratulations on the weight loss. I think you look super elegant and classy for casual Friday... cocktail-after-work ready! :)

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  26. Adorable! Personally, I think I have too many rom com sewing stories to count!

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