So everyone wants to be Elsa From frozen this year for Halloween and I was no exception I didn't want to spend a lot of money on fabric so I decided to use what I had. I did not think I would have enough. Besides buying The pattern for $.99 this dress was made out of everything that I Already had. Thank you Angel for your lovely donations.
I grabbed anything that i might be able to use from my stash the little snowflakes was actually wrapping From a Christmas present.
There was only one person who had completed the dress of the adult size before I tried it and she gave it a good pretty good review but I had a awful time with this pattern. The Bodice size was completely off for me I had to take it in 6 inches which led everything else to get resized improperly.
The start of my bodice since I used 4 layers starting with blue cotton than two layers of sparkly dark blue tule and then a layer of that Christmas wrapping on top the bodice was very thick. I think that if I had not made it so thick that would've been much easier to take in. I would not recommend using a thick fabric. Or if you are using a thick type of fabric, Or expensive sequins Making a mock up might benefit you. I found the sizing to be very off.
The dress didn't call For a slit but I added one in anyways here is the pattern sort of laid out.
This is a fun photo this is literally all the scraps I had. I had a little bit of chiffon, Left for the sleeves I was able to cut two extra sleeves out of it. Which is good because I screwed up. I didn't have enough of the sparkly cape material to actually use the pattern so I just cut a slit down the middle like the pattern said and just pleated it up and sewed it on. If you're in a rush you can definitely skip that part it looks just fine.
After I had put everything together I had altered the neck I kept chopping it down. With the neck so high and looked very priest like to me I was very claustrophobic so I just kept chopping until I found the look I liked. Since the armholes were different sizes because of having to alter the bodice my original sleeves had a poof at the top because I didn't alter the pattern.
30 seconds into the dress I had ripped my sleeves for making the sleeve too narrow. Not in the pattern, I did that myself. I had enough chiffon to cut a second pair of sleeves but when I added it to it I was having a new problem it was just too narrow I'm not sure what happened. I tried several times to put the sleeves on probably about five or six times I try to sew the sleeves on differently to see if they would fit but they just wouldn't work. They were too narrow at the bicep, but when i fit them off the dress my arm had plenty of room. Im not sure what was going on. After trying several times with the chiffon sleeve I had damaged it to the point of no return. Remembering that I had some blue stretch I brought that out and recut the shape of the sleeve taking off about 2 inches just at the very top. I refit the sleeve and it worked perfectly. I added a little bit more lace, And although it's not perfect I think it gets the job done. I was really frustrated with the sleeve and although the blues do not match I'm happy with how it looks now.
Hoping to get some worn photos of it soon.
Would I recommend this pattern? Yes. Prepare for some issues around the top of the bodice doing that little triangle Sweetheart cut. I would say if you're using expensive or thicker type materials definitely make a mock up of the bodice because that threw me off for the entire project. Definitely using a stretchy fabric would have made this a lot easier. Since my bodice was very thick I altered it to fit before sewing the rest of the pices on which threw me off.
Also a little tip if you're doing this on a budget going to the thrift store and getting some see-through curtains will make a great cape.
My sister donated some fabric to me so I decided to remake it, I ended up buying a small amount of the gliter swirl on the front so this cost me about $2. Seccond attempt was succesful, I plan on using this pattern again for regular dresses.
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