Comments on: Pattern puzzle: vintage German dress pt.2

By: ClaireOKC

ClaireOKC — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 02:46:59 +0000

I’m somewhat possessed by this pattern and love the idea of it….so it really is on my “to do” list….between clients, it might take a while, but it’s grabbed the little gray matter, and won’t let go. These things can be really exquisite. I will put a gussett in the sleeve, I already can see there’s little or no movement there….

By: Sandra B

Sandra B — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 08:20:00 +0000

Definitely Neue Mode, but the hat puts it 10 years earlier, into the early to mid 1950’s Got the buttons on the sleeve right, missed the ones on the centre front, but that sorts out the issue of fold vs seam. I like the belt across the front waist – the disjointed waist seam had struck me as clumsy. That would have been mentioned in the instructions as an extra piece to make and insert, but there would have been no pattern piece as it was a rectangle.

I’m on holidays for the next few weeks, so I’d like to have a go at making this up. I might have a look through the extensive stash and see what I can come up with. I’ll be cutting the sleeves short though – it’s high summer here, and we’re looking at a severe heatwave soon.

By: Mary Allen

Mary Allen — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 12:47:29 +0000

I would like to make this dress…what do I have to do to get a pattern ??

By: Susan

Susan — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 18:01:40 +0000

Wow, I really like this dress. I’m sorry I was so busy I didn’t get to see the first post but this is something I might make in the future. Not now….getting ready for a wedding on Saturday.

I love your challenges Kathleen they keep me on my toes!

By: Daniel Cronin

Daniel Cronin — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 10:37:57 +0000

This dress is a nice variation on a Kimono sleeve style dress that created a eye pleasing flow from the top to mirror such in the skirt part of the dress. The genius of the design and the construction we now only now can find in Couture.