To make this dress, I needed a basic pattern: The Caroline dress from RDC. Here’s how I modified it:
\nFor the top, I shortened the top part of the pattern to have a high waist. I simply cut it straight at my navel (unlike the original dropped waist, V-cut).
\nFor the skirt, it’s simply a rectangle. I wanted it slightly gathered, so I got the measurements as follows:
\nSkirt length:<\/b> desired length (measuring from the navel).
\nSkirt width:<\/b> if X = Circumference of the bottom of the top (top closed), I did X times 1.5 to get my width – Then I gathered this obtained width to reduce it to X.
\n(If you want it slightly more gathered, multiply by 2 instead of 1.5).
\nI also added fringes.
\nFor the Fringes: <\/b>This was the first thing I attached after cutting out the pattern pieces. With the front pieces of the top laid flat, I first drew the oblique lines using a ruler. Then, I sewed the fringe strip with a straight stitch. <\/p>\n
Oh, one last thing: I didn’t put snap fasteners because I couldn’t find them anymore. So, after checking that my head fit through the opening, I simply hand-stitched invisible stitches to close the front. <\/p>\n
Peach skin fabric from Bennytex.<\/p>\n
There you go! Now you have everything you need to make this simple dress with all the variations it inspires you, for the beautiful days ahead! <\/p>\n
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Hello ladies,
\nIt’s been a while now that I have not published. However I have had you on my mind, thinking of all the good ideas I can come to you with for the beautiful new season that is arriving. <\/i><\/p>\n
Today I’m talking about the Caroline dress<\/a>, a Free pdf pattern from R\u00e9publique du Chiffon<\/a>. I wanted a little ample dress that I could wear at work (when no meeting scheduled with a client) or at play (when the play is not too rough!). A dress that I can wear with fats or heals. One last thing: I did not have any snap fasteners. So I just closed it with a solid invisible stitch. <\/p>\n Voil\u00e0! I hope this article has inspired you and given you even more simple ideas for the beautiful days ahead. Hello ladies, It’s been a few weeks since I last published an article, but I’ve been thinking a lot about you, and I’m preparing some lovely little ideas for the new season that I’m about to share with you. Today, a quick look at this free downloadable PDF pattern from R\u00e9publique du Chiffon, the Caroline […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12863,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[238],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12858","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-my-handmade-wardrobe"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/lapetitemaisoncouture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/image8-scaled.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapetitemaisoncouture.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12858","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapetitemaisoncouture.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapetitemaisoncouture.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapetitemaisoncouture.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapetitemaisoncouture.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12858"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lapetitemaisoncouture.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12858\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapetitemaisoncouture.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12863"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapetitemaisoncouture.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12858"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapetitemaisoncouture.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12858"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapetitemaisoncouture.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12858"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nSo to make this variation of the Caroline pattern here is what I did:
\nThe bodice:<\/b> I shortened the length of the bodice to my navel, with a straight cut.
\nThe skirt:<\/b>it’s a simple rectangle that I measured according to the length and fullness I desired.
\n—>>> Skirt length: just the desired length measuring from your navel down.
\n—>>> Skirt width: if X=Circumference of the top bottom (measured when top is closed), I did X times 1,5. (If you want your skirt to be a little more gathered you might want to multiply X by 2 instead of 1,5).
\nThe fringe:<\/b> sewing the fringe on the fronts was the first step after cutting out the pattern pieces. With the front pieces laying flat and perfectly parallel, I used a ruler to draw 2 diagonal lines on each front piece. <\/i><\/p>\n![\"image\"](\"https:\/\/lapetitemaisoncouture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/image7.jpg\")
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