I like it when y’all send me pictures of gowns you’ve made of patterns I’ve shown right here … I mean it’s like being an elementary institution instructor when your full-grown trainees come back to visit!
Here are two truly fantastic versions of the Butterick wrap gown 4790 from Rebecca (check out her site for her bridal designs!). This is the elegant one — I never would have tried this pattern for a dressy dress, however it’s truly gorgeous:
And this is the “picnic” one — she altered it to have wrap ties, instead of the front button closure, as well as shirred the shoulders:
Sbanks made this stunning black-and-white version. She states the bottom band was an “I-ran-out-of-fabric” decision, however I like it — it truly works. (Also, I’m of the viewpoint that “more gingham” is like “more cowbell” — always appropriate.)
Yvette in San Diego made this Duro — the color combination is just lovely. She says: “The gown is silk chiffon, lined with some silk I had left over from a UFO, the bands are rayon georgette. I made a few alterations: lengthened the sleeves 3 inches, took out all the superfluous seams (back center seams, side panel seams), prolonged the dealing with around back. The next one is going to be in cotton, I’m in no hurry to sew chiffon again, as well as I am going to lengthen the ties to ensure that I can wrap as well as tie them in the front if I want.”
I’m going to do that “lengthen-the-ties” technique myself for my next one. (And oh yes, there will be a next one … I discovered a serendipitous material match that has me chortling in gleeful anticipation. “I gloat! hear me!”)
And one last one — inspect out Erica B’s version.
(She didn’t send it to me, however I discovered it with trackbacks …) Gorgeous! as well as go checked out her blog, Hook as well as Needles.
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