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A Forties Inspired Sailor Dress: OOlong Pattern Revision

08/09/2011

I know these photos are totally silly ! But it was fun.
This is the sailor dress I finished two weeks late for the Sew Weekly Challenge. Well, I did go on a road trip last week to Oregon so I had to work out the kinks when I got back. I used Collette’s Oolong pattern but cut it in a size 0 because I was using a stretch double knit and wanted it to be clingy like the Stop Staring Dresses I wrote about in an older post. I wanted to make a forties style dress but in a clingy knit like the dresses in my post and shown below here. I took it in a lot in the skirt, shortened it, changed the sleeves, and lowered the neckline. I added bias self binding to the neckline and sleeves too. I also didn’t gather up the bodice in center. So it can be done! When sewing a knit in a pattern not designed for knits just make it up in about 2 sizes smaller than your normal size.
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Colette Oolong: One pattern,three ways. Collette Oolong Pattern: Pattern Tips and Bias Sewing More Collette Oolong photos Collette Oolong Pattern: Velvet With Godets
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Comments

  1. Jane says

    08/09/2011 at 4:25 pm

    I just love, love, love your dress.

  2. Carmel says

    08/09/2011 at 4:41 pm

    Love it!!! I can see some fabulous accessories with that dress!!

  3. Brandy Layton says

    08/09/2011 at 5:04 pm

    This turned out so well, stunning!

  4. Debi says

    08/09/2011 at 5:55 pm

    I absolutely love it! What a great idea for the Oolong dress!!!

  5. Becca says

    08/09/2011 at 5:59 pm

    That dress is so stinkin’ cute! Hmm, I think I may have to get that pattern for myself now.

    You did a fabulous job working with the knits, and the stripes are just perfect. I love it!

  6. sorbetsurprise says

    08/09/2011 at 7:39 pm

    Lovely dress, every girl needs a sailor dress!

  7. Mary says

    08/09/2011 at 8:47 pm

    Great dress, and wonderful pictures.

  8. sertyan says

    08/10/2011 at 5:06 am

    Beautiful dress, photos and you pose very well too!

    Great variation of the Oolong!

  9. Mrs. Exeter says

    08/10/2011 at 6:00 am

    This is a stunning rework of an already great pattern – I adore it! You look so beautiful and happy in these pictures – what an amazing job!

  10. Casey says

    08/10/2011 at 11:32 am

    So gorgeous! I kept staring at this pattern, thinking “I bet I could use a more stable knit for this”, so I’m super excited to see that you did! 🙂 Absolutely lovely!

  11. Anna. Kathryn Vaughn says

    08/10/2011 at 2:55 pm

    Now that’s just drop dead gorgeous. You need your own magazine cover. Seriously.

  12. Radka says

    08/10/2011 at 7:25 pm

    Marvelous, I need some dress sailor dress like this one!

  13. Marie says

    08/10/2011 at 10:18 pm

    This is really gorgeous, I love it!!!

  14. Mongs says

    08/11/2011 at 3:56 pm

    what a cute dress! You’re so good!

    love,mongs
    mythriftycloset.blogspot.com

  15. khriste B says

    08/11/2011 at 9:21 pm

    Fabulous. You look like a total bomb!!

  16. Danielle says

    12/30/2011 at 5:19 pm

    This dress is amazing1 LOVE it!



I'm Justine! Welcome to my sewing blog! Here you'll find lots of handmade clothing for myself and other lucky folks! I'm a native Los Angeleno who moved to a small farm outside of LA with my family.

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