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When Minerva sent me this fabric*, I had a very different project in mind. However, as soon as I unpacked the fabric I knew it needed a more structured garment like Itch to Stitch’s Cantabria dress*.
- Cantabria pattern*
- midweight fabric (suiting is good or my fabric*)
- lining (I used red lawn)
- 10 buttons
- suitable fusible interfacing
The Cantabria dress
A silhouette gracefully enhanced by princess seams, double-breasted front, and sleeveless are the main features of the dress.
Je n’avais pas eu le temps de faire partie des testeuses mais je l’ai acheté direct, connaissant la perfection du tracé des patrons Itch to Stitch*. I didn’t have the time to test the pattern, but I bought it right away when it was released.
The notched collar is amazing and I love the overall shape.
You can add a sash (I skipped it…again!).
It’s a knee-length dress and the sizes range from US 00 to 40, with cup options(A-DD).
A nice red dress!
This print-on-demand fabric* is a cotton with a linen-look. It has structure so it cannot be used for a draped outfit like the one I had in mind.
This a rather long sewing project: lots of pieces and you have to be really careful with the various notches to get a nice shape.
I love a fully-lined dress where the armholes are finished by a facing. So nice on the inside.
10 buttonholes later (only one misbehaved!) and I was done. I used the same buttons I had used on my Acrai trench-coat because I didn’t want to buy buttons! And they are quite nice.
A bunch of new alterations will be done like shortening the shoulder length a tiny bit, shortening the bust (the waistline is a bit low on me), and I’ll probably shorten the skirt.