pattern tester roundup
Paris Dress Pattern Testers Roundup Part 2
Hey, my sewing friends. Welcome back to our Pattern Tester Roundups – Paris Dress – Part 2 today.
Yesterday our roadies – Part 1 – for the Paris Dess showcased all that is fabulous for the Paris Dress.
And the fabulous-ness continues again today.
There are lots of celebration times coming up for many of us – and that means fun and laughter – so we all should have am appropriate dress to match.
And the Paris Dress certainly is the dress for these occasions.
The allure of Paris Dress is the elegant knee or tea-length cocktail dress with a refined fitted bodice and an extra full skirt that is ABSOLUTLEY made for twirling across the dance floor.
Designed for maximum fun, maximum flirt and of course maximum compliments.
Let’s continue with Part 2 of the Paris Dress Pattern Testers Roundup.
Love to you all.
And they would like to share the following with you
1. Your name and where you live ?
2. What fabric combinations did you choose and where did you purchase
3. What sewing tips can you share when sewing the Paris Dress?
4. What was your style choice for the Paris Dress?
5. What fit alterations did you have to make to the Paris Dress?
6. Have you worn your Paris Dress? yet and what compliments did you receive.
7. Any plans for future combinations of the Paris Dress?
8. Social media URLS
I’m Amanda from Bristol in the UK and I am soooooooooo in love with my Paris dress.
I used a brocade that I bought from Empee Fabrics in London a couple of years ago. It has the right amount of body for the structure of this dress and the perfect amount of sparkle for the festive season.
I graded 2 sizes from the bodice to the skirt which was super easy to do and took in a bit of the top of the back centre bodice seam to remove a small gape.
I’ve not worn my dress yet as I’m saving it for Christmas Day
This dress is such a flattering style and a super simple sew, I’m definitely going to be making more.
Find me on Instagram on https://www.instagram.com/amandageorgeuk/
Bonjour mes belles amis. My name is Taryn. I live in the beautiful city of Cape Town, South Africa. In November 2024, I booked a flight ticket for a Paris holiday planned for September 2025. With that booking, 2025 became my “Return to Paris” year. My first visit was a work trip 10 years earlier, so it was long overdue. I hope it won’t take me another 10 years to get back there but, in the meantime, it seemed fitting to wrap up 2025 with a nod to the beautiful city by sewing a beautiful dress named in its honour.
With the fabric guidelines in mind, I set out to my go-to fabric store hoping that its shelves might have the perfect fabric with taffeta-like qualities. I was in luck! I initially picked up a mid-sage green piece but my eye kept being drawn back to its gorgeous red companion and after a quick consult with my teenage daughter, the red made its way to the counter. It’s the kind of shop that sells fabric by weight and so you don’t always know exactly what it is and you must operate from sewer’s instinct. I picked up 2 pieces each around 3m in meterage and headed home feeling rather pleased with myself.
Ann promised an ‘easy’ sew with the gentle warning that the skirt (hem) would take a while due to its fullness. I needed a delightful creative distraction after a bit of a sewing hiatus due to work and study pressure so eagerly got to work. Don’t underestimate the time needed to wrangle the skirt hem. I made sure to let my dress hang unhemmed for a few days before levelling and beginning the hemming process. It also gave me time to track down some black horsehair braid. Don’t skip the horsehair braid. I hadn’t used horsehair braid before so before getting started, sought out a tutorial online which helped tremendously. I made some bias binding from the fabric to seal the cut ends as recommended in the tutorial and then when about applying the horsehair braid accordingly. To me it made the hemming process easier than when I last hemmed a full circle skirt. I chose the longest which also happens to be my preferred skirt length. To ensure the perfect fit, I graded between sizes according to my body measurements. I did shave a little off the neckline to ensure the straps wouldn’t feel like they wanted to slip off my shoulders. I found the perfect diamante buckle and made a fabric belt to complete the look. My Paris dress will likely make its debut on Christmas Eve. If I can find the right fabric, I am considering adding another Paris to my wardrobe that takes inspiration from a dance dress my mom made for me for a high school dance. Now I can’t wait for my next fashion treasure hunting trip. You can keep an eye out for my treasure hunting successes at https://www.instagram.com/creatazzly or https://www.facebook.com/creatazzly
Hello, I’m Ashley Riley from London!
I’m excited to share my beautiful Paris dress with you all.
To start off, the Paris pattern is made for woven fabrics. I tried two different fabrics from satin to a flocked polycotton from @abcfabric
I always recommend making a toile in a similar type of fabric to what you plan to use for your final garment. Since I’m only 5 feet tall, I shortened the bodice by 1/2 inch so it sits just right, and took 1 inch off the skirt length as well. I made two so I went for both lengths and love all the little details from covered fabric belt to these little cute ties that you can add to the straps. I’m planning on wearing my Paris dress out from my Christmas party to show it off.
https://linktr.ee/madebyashley
Hi, I’m Luana, and I live in Raleigh, NC, in the US.
For my Paris dresses, I used taffeta from Fine Fabric (a fabric store in the Atlanta area) for the light blue/green version, and a fabric that my aunt gifted me years ago for the red version.
The most challenging part of this sew is the invisible zipper insertion, I’d advise to use wash away tape to simplify this step and achieve a great result!
I made one dress in the 60 cm length and one in the 75 cm length.
The alteration I did on my size 3 A cup was my usual sway-back adjustment, and I had to remove some fabric from the top of the center back.
I receive a lot of compliments every time I wear my Paris dresses!
My Instagram https://instagram.com/lmfcrafts
Hello Lovelies, this is Brenda from the Netherlands.
I’ve now made 2 Paris dresses. The first one I made a while back, and is in a cotton, the red brocade version is my most recent one. The fabric has been in my possession for about 20 years; I bought it on my holiday to Denmark. The cotton fabric was probably from driessenstoffen.nl
The Paris dress is a very easy sew but do mind the amount of fabric needed for the skirt.
I have not yet worn mine; I plan to wear it to a social Christmas work event.
If you want to see more of my sewing my instagram is: https://www.instagram.com/fabricfairybrenda/
Love Brenda