Thu 11 Mar 2010
Finished: The Macaron Dress
Posted by Melissa under Working on
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Yay! It’s the post you’ve all been waiting for! Okay, it’s the post I’ve been waiting for. I finally finished my Macaron Dress! I actually finished it last Wednesday, but I’ve been waiting all this time for a slip short enough to wear with it that I ordered online, and it finally came. I celebrated my finished dress with some new shoes too.
Of course today it was pouring rain, but I didn’t let that stop me from the long awaited FO post.
I cut out the pieces for this dress exactly a month ago, and I have very little sewing time, so someone without a kidlet could probably easily knock this out in a weekend. I will definitely sew this pattern again–it was fun, it turned out cute, and I got lots of compliments at work today. Also, with the invisible zipper, lined sleeves, and blind hem, it doesn’t feel like I’m wearing something homemade, which is always a sensitive point for me.
Here’s a less-flattering side view of the dress, which shows the cute sleeves well, and might be useful for someone else sewing it:
When I make this again, I will lengthen it by about 2 inches, as this is too short for me to wear comfortably without tights. The blind hem really could have been thicker at the bottom too. As you can see a little from the photo above, the contrast band actually hits me about 1-2 inches above my natural waist. I think it’s designed to be like this, but I think it would be more flattering (and longer) if I extend the bodice pieces to be longer in the waist. I would make the darts shorter to accommodate the lower waist.
Pattern notes for those making this dress:
-The front contrast bodice piece seems to be too narrow for the main fabric bodice piece to match correctly. This was true for my muslin, so I added 1/2 an inch on each side of the pattern piece in this version, and it fit much better.
-There is a small error on one of the pattern pieces, as it says to use contrast fabric instead of main fabric. The cutting diagrams in the pattern are correct though.
All in all, I am really pleased with my successful re-entry into sewing clothing for myself. I’m glad that you guys talked me into the orange shot fabric with butterflies too!


















