Fitted Dress Block

17 Nov Curved Seam Dress

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Once again our weekly #PatternPuzzle is focused on doing wicked things with darts!  The design is a classic in many ways and uses a very flattering diagonal seam.   The drape is sent in opposite directions to encourage the eye to take in the whole garment.

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27 Oct Balenciaga Blouse

Posted at 11:31h in Fitted Dress Block, Pattern Making Instructions, Pattern Puzzles, Vintage Patterns by Studio Faro 0 Comments

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The inspiration behind this weeks #PatternPuzzle post is this divinely simple vintage blouse by Balenciaga (circa. 1958-60) found in the MetMuseum online collections.  It has been sitting in my stash of great ideas for #PatternPuzzles for over a year.

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20 Oct Classic Drape Dress

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The idea behind this weeks #PatternPuzzle is to use a classic drape style to show how the fitting darts in my dress block turn into drape according to design.  And to also have a go at making my pattern making technique as clear as I can.

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22 Sep The Seamed Cowl Dress

Posted at 12:37h in Fitted Dress Block, Pattern Making Instructions, Pattern Puzzles by Studio Faro 0 Comments

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Another great turnout on Saturday with loads of new fans having a go at the #PatternPuzzle.  And in the end, it was the simplest of design features that generated the most creative answers.  This bias cut dress has a more generous cowl that is made possible by that tricky centre front seam

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01 Sep Random Tucks and Pleats

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The Saturday #PatternPuzzle was the usual flurry of answers and great ideas from all our fans.   This weeks' bias cut dress with asymmetric placement of large tucks is fast becoming a favourite and already the pattern has been made for the first toile.

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04 Aug Tuck and Panel Dress

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Our fans made quick work of the #PatternPuzzle on Saturday morning.   In the end, they realised that most of the design detail was on the back of this garment with the front remaining quite clean.

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21 Jul The Apron Dress

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The going was tough early Saturday morning with very few attempts at guessing the detail in the #PatternPuzzle.  Julie Eilber came the closest when she suggested it may be pregnant manatee.   Later in the day Em Pea Horgosi came to the rescue and provided all the answers.

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14 Jul Drape Collar Extension

Posted at 15:26h in Fitted Dress Block, Pattern Making Instructions, Pattern Puzzles by Studio Faro 0 Comments

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Saturday was fun with loads of great answers in our #PatternPuzzle.  The final piece of the puzzle was the 'long pointy thing' that had nearly everyone stumped.  The grown-on band collar is an extension of the front drape in this bias cut top.

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23 Jun Flare and Gather Dress

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A very clever bunch of #PatternPuzzlers were able to nail all the detail in this complex design on Saturday.  The most baffling part of the pattern shape are the very deep tucks in the left shoulder.  This draped style mixes straight and bias grains with tucks and gathering and an invisible zip in the left side seam.

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26 May Twist or Cowl Shift Dress

Posted at 17:45h in Fitted Dress Block, Pattern Making Instructions, Pattern Puzzles by Studio Faro 0 Comments

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When I first posted the sketch of the two versions of the Drape Shift Dress on FB Saturday, I labeled the cowl shift dress as a drape and created a little confusion.   Happily Mioara came to our rescue with some clarity on the use of these terms.

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