I first tried to sew an Elisalex during the year I was learning to sew. I went for the version with sleeves and sized up to the 8/12. It was awful and I was never able to salvage that dress.
I became more interested when I saw that By Hand London had released a revised version of the dress, with improvements for the sleeveless version and a bit less tulip in the skirt. Since my original version was on paper, I emailed them and very shortly received the updates as a pdf.
This time I went sleeveless, 6/10. I removed about 8" of the skirt pattern - 1 entire sheet of paper in length. The fabric is cotton with a brushed feel, which I got in Paris a few years ago. It is beautiful fabric although I tend to avoid too much in the way of flowers, and I thought it had stretch and was going to make a Morris with it ages ago, but alas, it doesn't. So it is an Elisalex instead!
The pattern is straightforward. I had no problems with it.
And then came the real shock - this dress fits. Like for real fits. This is amazing. I made no changes and the straps aren't too long and the bust isn't puffy.
No effort, magic dress. I'm in love and I already have a version planned involving lemons. (Who doesn't, these days?) I hope I will have enough time to make it before I move! (Update: no chance. See you next year...)
I became more interested when I saw that By Hand London had released a revised version of the dress, with improvements for the sleeveless version and a bit less tulip in the skirt. Since my original version was on paper, I emailed them and very shortly received the updates as a pdf.
This time I went sleeveless, 6/10. I removed about 8" of the skirt pattern - 1 entire sheet of paper in length. The fabric is cotton with a brushed feel, which I got in Paris a few years ago. It is beautiful fabric although I tend to avoid too much in the way of flowers, and I thought it had stretch and was going to make a Morris with it ages ago, but alas, it doesn't. So it is an Elisalex instead!
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| I noticed the irritating mirror pattern across the butt quite awhile after I made this dress, which must be a sign of how much I love it. |
The pattern is straightforward. I had no problems with it.
And then came the real shock - this dress fits. Like for real fits. This is amazing. I made no changes and the straps aren't too long and the bust isn't puffy.
No effort, magic dress. I'm in love and I already have a version planned involving lemons. (Who doesn't, these days?) I hope I will have enough time to make it before I move! (Update: no chance. See you next year...)
Also amazing!
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