Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Cynthia Rowley Simplicity Pattern 2250

In 4-H this year I am making this Cynthia Rowley dress.


When I first picked out this pattern I thought it wouldn't be that hard. HA!  I was SO wrong!  This is an A-line dress.  The bodice part of the dress is made of TONS of darts and pleats. (AAAHHH!)  In the back, the dress has elastic, an invisible zipper, and a tie.  The dress also has pockets.  I think one of the hardest parts of this dress was the skirt part.  Well, it wasn't that hard, just very confusing.  Usually, if dresses have gathers they are all the way around without stopping.  The skirt part in this dress is not evenly gathered.  There are pleats in some places and gathers others.  Weird right?  With much difficulty, I managed to finish my muslin dress.  I made the muslin dress mostly for fit.  Even though the dress was hard, it looks really cute!  Unfortunately, the fabric that I used for my muslin dress does not show off the darts.  The darts and pleats in the dress just blend in with the fabric.  For my "good" dress,
I picked out a fabric that shows the details better. 

Arielle


Dress - View A


bodice with pleats and darts


Full view of bodice with pleats and darts


Fabric for my "good" dress (the dark purple is the contrasting)

2 comments:

  1. So cute, Arielle! Great choice. I LOVE the purple fabric. The pattern looks so complex! I'm not going to be trying anything so difficult for at least five years! Have you worn the red 'practice' dress yet? You might have to wait until it is warmer!

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  2. Thanks Cecilia! No, I haven't worn my dress yet because I didn't hem it yet. I'm not sure if you can tell from the pic, but the dress comes to about my knees. So, I didn't make it as short as the pic on the pattern.
    Miss you all. TTYL

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