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| Fiona, the Irish Laurel Dress |
Fiona is made from a yellow green
Linen-Rayon blend, lined with
Bemberg rayon.
This dress has a one piece front and one piece back.
It includes front bust darts, back shoulder darts and partial darts that open like tucks in the torso front and back. The bodice above the dart/tucks is quite fitted.
The kissing zipper is prick-stitched.
I started day dreaming about creating Fiona at the beginning of summer. Then in
Fiona, my Summery Irish Laurel Dress, 
I got more serious about my romance with this dress. I began playing around with a small pattern replica, imagining how I might manipulate my
sloper*.
Since then, my summer frock dreams came true. I
drafted a pattern for my Irish Laurel Dress, and
sewed her up too. I've worn this perfect summer frock several times and really enjoyed the feel and flow of the garment. I'm already looking forward to using and altering this pattern again.
I
talk about creating Fiona in my September
Enchanted by Sewing Audio Podcast** - Remember you can either download Encha
nted by Sewing audio shows from iTunes OR you can just listen
right on the web (
while sewing perhaps?). Links for both will be in the show notes, as they always are.
(Listen to the Fiona Show right on the web by clicking on this link)~ ~ ~
* Initial Blue Sky Plans for Fiona -
http://meencantacoser.blogspot.com/2015/08/romancing-my-summery-irish-laurel-dress.html Playing with a small version of a sloper pattern was a great way to envision the actual pattern work.
** Stop by the
shownotes for the Enchanted by Sewing Podcast and sign up to get an email abouut new monthly audio shows. Or subscribe in iTunes.
http://www.enchantedbysewing.blogspot.com/
Since I got my sloper done, I look at other woman's frocks with a new eye. I ran into Rebecca, on a toasty day while we were waiting for our devices to get fixed at the apple store, and she was kind enough to let me photo her in this great rose-embellished, gingham summer dress.
