I have this thing... I keep making stuff that I'll never wear. I still don't know how I ended up choosing pale apple green for this dress after I found that nice border print in aqua. Total waste of fabric. I thought about going crazy and using orange (yes, there's orange in the roses if you look closely). Orange is a nice color, it suits me and brightens up my day. With a happy color like that I could have at least used the dress around the house if I was too lazy to dress up properly...
Pale greens and yellows just are not for me. I don't know how I keep forgetting that. Usually it happens with pale apple green - I love that color, but it doesn't work for me in oh so many ways. Bold colors and prints are good, pale pastels will do if it's light blue or right kind of pink, but never ever will I look good in pale green, got it? No, I never do, just keep making the same mistake every few years again and again... I actually even had some orange fabric that I could've used, but decided to take it easy and go with the pale green. Bad choice!
So, I never wanted to wear this dress once I'd finished it. I just felt I was vanishing from sight when I put it on. I thought using black accents would be enough to spice up the paleness and make the dress work for me, but I was wrong. Every time I even tried it on I just started feeling crumpy.
Yes, it's my first and (so far) only version of the famous Walkaway Dress (reissued pattern), originally Butterick 6015, reissued as B4790.
Finished dress had a perfect fit and looked kind of cute, but the color of the overskirt made me sick. Don't get me wrong, it's beautiful when someone else wears it... just really not me. I did have to shorten the bodice a bit, but that's the usual alteration I need to make so it really doesn't count. I did notice that the underskirt had the tendency to ride up a bit, so if I'll ever make this again, i'll need to fix that problem somehow.
This story does have a happy ending: Once again I sold the dress to a new happy owner (who looks good in pale green).
Here's a better view of the underskirt. That borderprint was so nice... Good thing I bought plenty! ;)
4 comments:
The border print is lovely! My mum just made me one of these in red gingham and we found the bust was a little loose for me, close to the underarms.
I'm glad it found a good home!
-Andi x
I think this dress is beautiful. Lots of women would love those colors.
This is one of the cutest versions of this dress I've ever seen made up! It's a shame it wasn't a color you could wear, but I'm sure whoever has it know is enjoying it.
I love the colors you chose, even if you don't think they look good on you. :) I also have this pattern and seeing what you did really has given me some ideas with the pattern. I'm going for bold colors when I attempt to make it. :)
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