{"id":61968,"date":"2017-07-17T10:23:28","date_gmt":"2017-07-17T14:23:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/?p=61968"},"modified":"2017-07-10T08:56:47","modified_gmt":"2017-07-10T12:56:47","slug":"liesl-co-bistro-dress-shift-sleeveless","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2017\/07\/liesl-co-bistro-dress-shift-sleeveless.html","title":{"rendered":"liesl + co. bistro dress shift, sleeveless"},"content":{"rendered":"

Remember that amazing metallic Essex linen\/cotton fabric I used for my Lisette for Butterick B6464 sleeveless top<\/a>? Here’s the project that I used for the fabric that was left over. I finished this months ago and never got around to showing you. It’s another modification to the Liesl + Co. Bistro Dress pattern<\/a>. You might remember my previous modifications to the pattern here<\/a> and here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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For this dress, I removed the sleeves and reshaped the armholes to trim some fabric from the shoulders. To do this, I always prefer to draw directly on the muslin so I can be sure I like the shape and I’m still covering my bra straps. Then I use a French curve to re-draw the armholes and use the sleeveless bias-faced armhole technique from page 68 in the Building Block Dress book<\/a> to finish them. Easy-peesy, and it doesn’t show from the outside. I shortened this dress quite a bit from my first two dresses, and now I’m regretting that decision a bit. I think I could use a couple more inches on it, but I was feeling very ready for summer when I sewed this back in March.<\/p>\n

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The gold metallic threads in this Essex yarn-dyed metallic from Robert Kaufman<\/a> don’t show up better in these photos because they really give the fabric a lovely glow. This is the Dusty Rose colorway, which I fell in love with when I first saw it at Quilt Market last fall. It also comes quite a few additional colorways including an aqua blue that’s called Water, which is equally pretty. Keep your eyes open for this fabric: Essex metallic is 50% linen, 40% cotton, and 10% lurex, so the metallic won’t wash away. I just love it.<\/p>\n

Just for the fun of it I added a little hook and eye at the inside of the neckline so it can be closed almost invisibly. I like how it works out because it makes the neckline convertible.<\/p>\n

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You can pick up your own copy of the Liesl + Co. Bistro Dress pattern in either paper<\/a> or digital<\/a> format. My tutorial for altering the dress pattern to create this silhouette is right here<\/a>. I hope you’ll show us if you make one! Tag it #lieslandco and #bistrodress on Instagram so we can find it!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Liesl shares one of her recent makes–a sleeveless Bistro Dress in a special fabric.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":61983,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20687],"tags":[205,66,124],"class_list":["post-61968","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general","tag-bistro-dress","tag-customized","tag-liesl-co"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/OrangeTop1.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5jZS5-g7u","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":78355,"url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2022\/02\/using-the-building-block-dress-book-with-adult-patterns.html","url_meta":{"origin":61968,"position":0},"title":"using the building block dress book with adult patterns","author":"Masha Richart","date":"February 16, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Shelley was sad that her daughter had outgrown the Fairy Tale Dress, until she realized she could use the principles of the Building Block Dress book and the Liesl + Co. 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