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Lekala 2398 Dress waist with gathers

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Name	Lekala 2398 Dress waist with gathers
Status	finished
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Started	Mar 12, 2025
Completed	Mar 20, 2025
Progress	100 %
Privacy	public
Notes	I bought this cotton-like lightweight fabric in order to make a blouse… until I noticed this pattern… Ideal it was, it would be a very nice marriage. The pattern is fine. Due to the lightweight fabric I had to baste a lot. It has an invisible zipper, and the center front and back at the waist has 2 layers of fusible interfacing, to give it some sturdiness. As much as I have a ‘button fetish’ (as my neighbour claims), I did skip all 33 buttons, and added none. As I was able to make a blouse of the leftover (combined with shantung) I had only some centimeters of fabric left, thus created the back facing in shantung, with 3 cm original fabric at the side of the zipper, as this fabric in this color was out of stock. So none left at all. But I have found this fabric in a black background color, so another adventure lies in waiting. I am happy with the pattern and would advise this one to all (rather advanced) sewers. It really is a AAAAAA++++++ when finished.

Mirja Liehunen

You did it. And beautifully. A lovely dress. I've been thinking about this design for a long time.
désirée boutault

tres joli modele et le tissu a l'air vraiment leger et agreable a porter