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making a pattern for a princess bodice minidress: a repost

03/07/2012

Draping A Princess BodiceBasic Princess Bodice

This is the finished princess line dress. Isabelle picked out some bright Hawaiian print polyseter for 2 dollars a yard on our last trip downtown. I tried to talk her out of it because it was  synthetic and stiff , a fabric that frays a lot when you work with it. We decided it was like the fabric that a Barbie dress is made of so she designed a Barbie Dress for herself and I made it.
Draping a princess line bodice and adding style lines.
Checking fit.
Taping to a paper bag and adding seam allowances to make a working pattern
I drafted a half circle skirt directly on paper because it’s easier than draping a circular skirt. I had to make sure the waistline matched my bodice pattern before I finalized it.
Isabelle in the Barbie Dress. Luckily her measurements are the same as my dress form so no changes in the pattern were needed.
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Making a strapless bodice pattern: part one Draping The Basic Bodice: Drafting Front Bodice Sloper Pattern drafting : Simple boned bodice A line dress Draping The Basic Bodice: Back Piece
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Comments

  1. Victoria says

    03/07/2012 at 12:57 am

    The dress turned out darling. Does she still wear it? And, what an easy pattern to make, thanks for returning to an old post.

  2. LeighAnn says

    03/07/2012 at 2:05 am

    I don’t have a dress form. Where did you get it. Is it your size too?

  3. lily says

    03/07/2012 at 6:08 am

    My dress forms are from a local fashion school that was selling them. Your best bet is to buy the adjustable ones at Joann fabric when they have a sale or look on Craigslist. And to Victoria, my daughter decided she didn’t like the fabric after all and only wore the dress once!

  4. Rachel says

    03/07/2012 at 3:33 pm

    What do you do with fabric that frays a lot? I have had so much trouble with my seams just splitting open when only a little pressure is applied. Your daughter looks very cute in the dress.

  5. Rachel says

    03/07/2012 at 3:34 pm

    What do you do with fabric that frays a lot? I have had so much trouble with my seams just splitting open when only a little pressure is applied. Your daughter looks very cute in the dress.

  6. Sew Country Chick says

    03/07/2012 at 9:45 pm

    Well Rachel, you need to either go over your fabric with a zig zag stitch or use inking shears. I use a serger for finishing my seams.

  7. Debbie says

    03/08/2012 at 5:24 am

    When I was a teen, I wore princess lined dresses. Your daughter looks cute in the dress. To bad she will not wear it.

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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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