Saturday, May 10, 2014

Minerva Blogger Network: a floral Emery dress


Pattern: Emery dress by Christine Haynes (purchased via Urban Cut).
Size: 6
Alterations: I made a 1,5cm FBA following this brilliant tutorial; lengthened the sleeves by about 4cm.
Fabric: floral cotton lawn and blue polycotton from Minerva Crafts.

As I mentioned in my last post for the Minerva Blogger Network, I wasn’t really over the moon about my last three kits. I put them together with the intention of trying new materials and going a little out of the box, but as it turns out, when you have a deadline and you can’t dedicate too much time to these projects, experimenting is not the best idea. So while putting together the following three kits, I decided to go back to basics: my favourite fabric, cotton (cotton lawn in particular) and my favourite type of garment, dresses.

So, this month, I am presenting you a rather simple dress, but it’s one I am really happy about. I chose an extremely cute floral cotton lawn, which is perfect for Spring, and decided to add a blue contrast collar.

The pattern is used is once again the Emery dress by Christine Haynes, which you've already seen here and here. This pattern is well drafted, simple to make and has great instructions. And it has pockets, too! :D I cut my usual size 6 with a 1,5cm FBA.

There’s not a lot to say about construction, because, as I mentioned, the instructions are pretty straightforward. I particularly like the way the collar is constructed, because it makes it so much easier to have a perfect match at the centre front. The only change I made is that I didn’t line the bodice, so I finished the neckline with self-made bias tape.

As anticipated, this dress might not be earth-shattering, but it fits perfectly in my wardrobe and I feel happy wearing it, which is a win-win.

Finally, a word on my glasses: they're new and they're courtesy of Ozeal Glasses. The pair I chose is a cat eye shape (my favorite) from designer Human Skull, the model is called Amy Red (unfortunately not available at the moment, a similar pair could be this one).
Anyway, the variety on the site is huge, the customer service was great with me, and the glasses themselves are honestly good quality, especially if you consider the price. I think this site is great if you want a spare pair of glasses or want to try a different frame without spending a lot (they also offer free shipping). Recommended! :D

Modello: abito Emery di Christine Haynes (acquistato da Urban Cut).
Taglia: 6
Modifiche: ho aggiunto 1,5cm per il petto seguendo questo fantastico tutorial e ho allungato le maniche di circa 4cm.
Tessuto: cotone floreale e misto cotone blu di Minerva Crafts.

Come avevo accennato nel mio ultimo post per il Minerva Blogger Network, non sono molto soddisfatta dei miei ultimi 3 kit. Quando li ho messi insieme, volevo provare tessuti nuovi e fare delle cose un po' diverse, ma a quanto pare, quando si ha una scadenza al mese e poco tempo da dedicarvi, sperimentare non è la scelta migliore.

Quindi, quando ho creato i successivi 3 kit, ho deciso di tornare alle origini: ho scelto la mia stoffa preferita, il cotone, e il mio capo di abbigliamento preferito, l'abito.

Perciò questo mese vi presento un abitino relativamente semplice, ma del quale sono molto felice. Ho scelto un carinissimo cotone floreale, perfetto per la primavera e ho deciso di aggiungergli un colletto a contrasto.

Il modello che ho usato è ancora una volta l'abito Emery di Christine Haynes, che vi ho già mostrato qui e qui. Si tratta di un modello ben disegnato, semplice da realizzare e che ha delle ottime istruzioni. Ho tagliato la mia solita taglia 6 con una modifica per il seno di 1,5cm.

Non c'è granchè da dire sull'assemblaggio, perchè, come accennato, è piuttosto semplice. Mi piace in particolare come viene cucito il colletto, perchè è semplicissimo farlo combaciare al centro della scollatura.
L'unico cambiamento che ho fatto è stato di non foderare il corpino, e di rifinire la scollatura con dello sbieco fatto in casa.

Come ho detto, non è un abito rivoluzionario, ma si integra perfettamente nel mio guardaroba e mi indossarlo mi rende felice, perciò è una vittoria su tutti i fronti.

Infine, due parole sui miei occhiali. Sono nuovi e mi sono stati mandati da Ozeal Glasses. Quelli che ho scelto io sono il modello Amy Red del designer Human Skull (purtroppo non disponibili al momento, ma questi sono simili).
Questo sito offre una varietà enorme di scelta, il servizio clienti è stato fantastico con me e gli occhiali sono di buona qualità, specialmente se si considera il prezzo.
Penso sia un'ottima risorsa se siete alla ricerca di un paio di occhiali di riserva o se volete provare una montatura diversa senza spendere un capitale (la spedizione è addirittura gratuita). Raccomandato! :D 

23 comments:

  1. This is so cute! I really love this shape on you. :)

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  2. Adorable! This is the perfect kind of dress. I love the print too.

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  3. This is so cute! I love the print and the contrasting collar. :)

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  4. perfection! not all garments need to be earth-shattering ;)

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  5. This dress is so pretty! I love the contrasting collar! I love your first picture too!

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  6. super cute dress!
    are you jumping in the first picture?

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  7. The fit is so good on this dress, I like the way the collar is in two halves too.

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  8. This print is so so cute. gorgeous colors. I love the collar and the cut of this dress. I have read only good things about this pattern! on my to do list!!:)

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  9. This is super cute! I'm working on my third Emery dress today and am finally making myself try that FBA tutorial.
    Quick question on that, if you recall: when redrawing your darts she has you move your side bust dart point by 1 1/2 inches. Was that 1 1/2 inches because it's Haley's adjustment amount? Or was 1 1/2 inches a standard amount for everyone to use? Thanks! :)

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  10. What a pretty dress! I love the fabric and the fit is amazing!

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  11. This looks lovely on you! Some of my favourite garments are the really simple ones where I got back to basics/what I love sewing with.

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  12. I love how the dark blue collar really lifts the dress. It's always so nice to get back to what you really know suits you. It looks lovely on you

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  13. Just beautiful and the fit is perfect. Well done.

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  14. Beautiful! Truly excellent fit, and I love the contrast collar.

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  15. This looks really nice one you - the Emery is a perfect pattern for showing off a lovely fabric, like this one. Love the glasses too!

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  16. I love it! The lawn is really pretty, and it looks great with the contrast collar.

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  17. This dress is so great! I basically screams summer! I reaally love the blue collar. Great job!

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  18. This really makes me what to try the collar on my next one!

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  19. It's beautiful! I love the contrast collar.

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  20. Adorable! You have me rethinking my decision to abandon the Peter Pan collar to my Moneta. It totally works here!

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