Ellen's Sewing Passion

Linen is a fabulous fabric for sewing! This is linen/cotton with stretch and it's wonderful to wear. I found a pattern that I have made earlier when I made  a Dress for a Friend  with two different fabric. This time I wanted to make it in a plain color. I have sewn the front panels together. The darts and the zipper at the back are in place. The short sleeve hem and the hem are hand-stitched. I made a belt of the same fabric.   I'm happy how the dress turned out :) BurdaStyle 05/2008 

 Stretch linen is great for sewing a shift dress💚  This is a pattern that I've tried a long time ago, and I wanted to give it another try. I have iron vliseline on the backside of the faciing and pocket flaps, and the bias for the armholes are cut. I stitched the inserts for the back and the zipper in place. The poct flaps are stitched in place. I have used lining for the inner pockets. The side panels are stitched in place. I have stitched the side seams. I hand stitched the hem for the cap-sleeve, and sew buttons as decoration in front. The dress has a split at the back. BurdaStyle Special 12/1991