My Summer Project: A Ballroom Gown. Advice welcome.

Winter Needs Projects Too...

So, it is not Summer anymore, but I don't like starting new threads for everything, so I'll just continue here.

I am planning another 'project' dress, which I want to have ready by Dec. 4th as our studio is having the Christmas party then. It is themed Independence Day (the real one is on Dec. 6th) and we'll be imitating the Reception the President holds. Therefore, I thought it'd be nice to dress D in a fancier gown than usual and to go with the very patriotic theme, I think I'll make her a blue dress. (Our flag is blue and white).

D's dress will not be the sky blue of the flag though, but Royal Blue. I'll be using this same fabric as I did for this competition qualified dress:
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My reasons are simple: It is not expensive and my daughter loves the colour. In addition, I've found inexpensive georgette to use for the godets, which I really intend to use this time.

Here lies the problem, I still haven't quite fgured out how they work, if the skirt fabric doesn't go all the way to the hem. I tried to illustrate my dilemma. The problem is the parts that are overlapping in the image.
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Please, are they just sewn together or is trimming done first?
 
Hello, I will solve similar problem this weekend. I have found a step by step manual to this problem on the web, when not needed, and can't find it any more. What I remeber there were stripes of one color - skirt length- and shorter triangels of another color all sewn together. The effect of it was as on your sketch.Triangels will have to be too wide, probably, to cover stripes. I am not sure how will it work, but I'll send you a photo. My project is color of your flag ;).
 
Nice to see you again, lighta. :)

I'll be looking forward to hearing about your solution. Luckily for me, I am somewhat behind things as I cannot order my fabrics until Monday (payday). Or fetch the one I am buying locally.

(Of course, by then I may have totally changed my mind about the colour and modified the design. :oops: But I am going to have fun with it and something will get sewn. :p )
 
Winter Special

So, in the end I ended up with just a new latin dress. Ran out of time badly. Here is the result:
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D liked it. :D

Undoubtedly I'll return to this thread with new projects next year.
 
Very nice. I'm all about the black and purple as I've said many times (and yes, purple, nto lilac. I'm a guy. If the color isn't in a crayola 8 pack it doesn't exist. :P )
 
:D Thank you all for your kind compliments.

I am already dreaming of the next one, even though I won't be able to start it for quite some time. Might actually take until February as January brings the payments for the Spring term group lessons.

Then again, there is no hurry until she has a partner to do showcases with and I have the velvet for her next regulation Latin dress.

(If any of you would care to see the videos of D dancing at the Xmas thingie, PM me for the link. :) )
 
Spring Dress

First of all, apologies to all who have just waded through the past posts for the missing images. I gave up my website to get more money for dance stuff.

Second, it is the time to get creative again. This time I fancy trying one of those frilly things that were so in fashion last year (and I suppose still are this year). I have a question about that though: What would happen if the ruffles were attached to a circular skirt? It'd be so much easier than doing the recommended paneled skirt, but would it be ruined?

D is going to perform along with her group class on Dance Day (the 29th of April) and we've lent her yellow dress to someone, so I'll have about a week to finish this one once the fabrics arrive.

I am also having a great deal of trouble finding mint/light aqua/pale sea green satin bias binding anywhere. There is one seller on eBay that seems to have it, but they'll only send to the U.K. (I have asked if they'd send here, but haven't received an answer yet.) Any leads on such bias would also be appreciated.
 
glasswren i have no idea on answering your question -- but i thought you and some of the others on this thread might know if there are patterns specifically for (in my case, adult) latin dresses -- or do you have to mix & match with patterns for street clothing?
 
SUMMER 2009

Well, it has been a while... (By the way, I did answer the previous poster via PM way back then.)

Today a new member got added to our household. Some have already heard of it in another thread, but it (or maybe she as the form is clearly feminine) arrived today from the Netherlands. Not super chic or fancy, but works for our humble house.

In the attachment it (she) is featuring D's Latin show dress from last Christmas.

Next week the last pieces of fabric and shuch should arrive, so I can start thei Summer's project. Those will be needed at the end of August.
 

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Thank you, compliments are always nice.

However, you know that dress is old. It was made before Christmas and has been worn twice. :rolleyes: (Yes, it is joke.)

D wore it for the Spring show too, despite the mixed reception it got earlier. It was complimented, but there were also a couple of people (again) mumbling it being too fancy. I didn't have the time to make her a new Latin dress for the Spring, but I did make a Standard practice outfit. It gave me the chance to finally work with godets, too! :)

Pictured both on the dressform and on D at the Spring show.
 

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