Burda 4/11 #115

A Finished Refashion

The  new dress was pretty easy to finish up!  I had enough fabric to cut bias binding for the neck and armholes.  The original Burda instructions include a facing and a binding.  I wasn't so sure that this dress needed both, so I opted just for a binding to make things easy.  I did end up adjusting the neckline to bring the shoulders in a little more;  I probably should have cut a size smaller in the shoulders only.

For the waist casing on the inside, I used some commercial bias tape to make things really easy:

One of the children was able to snap a quick picture this morning before leaving:

So far I'm happy with it - the style is a little more updated than the previous dress and the front is bloused just about right, although if I made it again, I might add back an 1" to the bodice.  I'll wear it out tomorrow night and see how it wears.

Overall, very easy to make, and I think you could make this dress even easier with a few changes:

• omit the pockets
• use commerical pre-made binding for the neck and armholes
• skip the casing and elastic and just use a belt

That would get the total number of pieces down to two and construction would be really easy.  

Parting Shot:  Beach.  The kids are ready for a day at the beach with their grandparents.  It is supposed to be hot in New England today so it should be a fun time!