My Hazel muslin
I finished my
Hazel muslin a few days ago and I can't wait to wear the dress this weekend to a birthday party! I am pleased with the outcome and am so happy this was the first project for
Sew Colette 2.0, as this is truly the perfect summer dress.
A few weeks ago I bought a tripod to take photos and I got to use it for the fist time when I took these pictures. Luke is very happy to no longer be the photographer. He said it was the best $15 I have ever spent haha.
I can't get enough of those pockets, I am obsessed! Oh, if you follow me on Instagram (misscrayolacreepy) then you may notice a difference in the photos I posted. Using Instagram's filters I look way more tan than I actually am. Haha I'm a tanning cheater. Can you blame me though? My legs are practically see through.
We were running late for dinner, but I made Luke take a photo with me because now that I have a tripod for my camera we can be in the same photo. Doesn't he look like a ray of sunshine? Haha.
On the form the dress looks a little loose in the chest area, but on me it fits fine.
The dress was very quick to sew up, I split the sewing time over three days and just sewed a little here and there. The directions were very straight forward (Colette Patterns instructions are always straight forward, so I am not surprised) and easy to follow, but somehow I managed to mess things up because that's what I do! When I first tried on the muslin it was baggy and I took it in a bit by using a larger seam allowance on the zipper. I don't know if this is proper sewing etiquette, but it worked. For the next time around I'm not sure if I should stick with sewing it the way I did because I am happy with the fit or if I should try and do things properly and go with a smaller size/more adjustments. Decisions...
Erin, dress is adorable and you both look lovely together x
ReplyDeleteOh wow! I love it so much. I can't get over that you scored such a great fabric. So so cute.
ReplyDeleteI know I've said this 20 times already, but you're SO adorable and the dress is amazing! I love it!
ReplyDeleteSuper cute!! As for adjusting the fit, I'd probably just stick with the zipper/seam allowance adjustment, it looks like it worked great. Oh, and totally unrelated to sewing but, I love your garage door!
ReplyDeleteYour dress is lovely! And if it makes you feel any better you have much more of a tan than me!
ReplyDeleteLooooooove it! Flamingos!!! They're so perfect for this dress! I want this dress! I opted not to use fashion fabric for my muslin (I'm a chicken and I didn't have anything I felt comfortable with chucking if it turned out terrible), but I love how my muslin fits and now I really, REALLY want to jump ahead and make the dress!
ReplyDeleteYou are super cute in this dress! I love the flamingo argyle print - so summery and fun!
ReplyDeleteI do the same zipper-size-adjustment short cut on almost every dress I make. At this point I've done it so many times I'm not sure how to avoid it, haha!
ReplyDeleteErin, your dress looks awesome!! I say if all the other seams are hitting in the right spot, keep the adjustment at the zipper--no reason to complicate things. It looks like a perfect fit! The turquoise garage door is a lovely backdrop--provides a nice kick of color. Yay for tripods :)
ReplyDeletethe dress looks awesome! I love how you paired it with a leopard cardigan. And the print is to die for!
ReplyDeleteThis is your muslin?? Wow, so cute! My muslins are always butt-ugly and unwearable, lol!
ReplyDeleteHoly moly this is cute as! The style totally suits you. Love it!
ReplyDeleteYou are way too cute!!
ReplyDeleteI really love the fabric! At first I wasn't exactly in love with this pattern put this flamingo print is really awesome and it looks great on you!
ReplyDeletelove it! can't believe this is your muslin! (and i would have done the zipper thing too (in fact i am planning it on the dress i am working on at the moment before i can start on my hazel!)
ReplyDeleteSTILL CANNOT DEAL WITH THE FLAMINGOS AND THEIR AWESOMENESS
ReplyDelete"I don't know if this is proper sewing etiquette, but it worked"
If it works, it works. I mean, pop it on again and be super brutally honest with yourself about the fit--does it pull or wrinkle or gap anywhere that might be related to the way you took it in? (I had a super dramatic example of same when I made mine, the way I'd taken in the back bodice misaligned my zipper by like 3/4 of an inch, but yours might be more subtle.) If the answer is no, then do exactly what you did! If the answer is yes, decide whether/how much whatever the problem is bothers you, and use that to pick whether to fix your fixing method?
What an adorable dress, and of course a fantastic print!! You are too cute.
ReplyDeleteAs for the zipper adjustment, I don't know if it's correct etiquette either but that's exactly how I dealt with my Hazel muslin and it seemed to work. I think you're good there!
Flamingos!!! So amazing!!! Your Hazel dress looks fab and suits you to a T!
ReplyDeleteI love it! In fact, I want it!
ReplyDeleteI love your dress! The flamingo's are really cute. And sewing etiquette or not, if something works it works right? Who is going to complain?
ReplyDeleteI love your fabric! It looks perfect as that style of dress, and you look positively smashing in it!!
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