This dress is a dream come true. When I was in college I had a princess line dress which I absolutely loved. It was well made in a lovely rust red printed fabric with a belt in self fabric. In memory of my favourite dress I drafted this one. The princess seams lend elegance so I decided to keep it really simple. The dress has an invisible zipper on the left. At the hem, instead of a double fold I overlocked the edge, folded it once and used the catch stitch to hem it.
This video by Colleen G Lea helped me a lot in sewing the princess seams : Sewing a princess seam. Love all of Colleen’s videos.
Once the princess seams turned out well I went ahead and overlocked all the seams with the overlock foot. It takes longer than the overlock machine but I’m glad I did it.
My steam iron is, well…out of steam. I had to make do with dry ironing which isn’t the best thing when the fabric is a bit difficult to iron. Buying a good steam iron is on the top of my to do list now.
What I like about this dress is that its very versatile. Looks good belted or without and also goes very well with my beautiful blue necklace.
awesome! n I love the way you model your pics
Beautiful Dress suma.
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Very pretty Suma! Both the dress and the model. Now I have to take sewing classes from you once I get to Bangalore…..:)
Oh gorgeousness!! I love the color of the fabric you chose and I love the look of the ensemble in the first pic.
Thank you so much Vidya! Really looking forward to meeting you soon.
And these comments inspire me to do better 🙂 Thank you.
Thank you Shami!
Thanks Josie! I love it too. And to think that I almost didn't buy the fabric.
Lovely pics & gorgeous dress. Pls do show a closeup of ur neck-lace or lace necklace 🙂 It is lovely.
That dress looks fabulous and fits you so well! What is the fabric? You have accessorised it so perfectly!
Thanks Sanhita 🙂 The fabric is cotton, just a bit thicker.
It is a beautiful dress,Suma. love it.very English.
Thanks Chitra 🙂
beautiful work…
Thank you!
Just wondering how i missed it ! its super fitting! I love your dress
Thanks Anitha 🙂
That's a beautiful dress! Sooo chic. Can be teamed up with a blazer n voila! you've got a formal wear ready:-).
You are so right!! That's why I love this dress so much. Its very versatile.
My daughter is 12 and she loves this dress. Where can we buy one in Bangalore? Thanks.
So happy that a tween loves it 🙂 Since I've drafted and made this myself I really haven't looked for such dresses in stores. Maybe you could try Zara or Mango. You could even get a local tailor to make a similar one. You will have to tell your tailor that this princess style line starts at the armhole. Hope this helps.