making alex gaines' bubble dress?

[rojaporcelana]

its slightly different then all the ones i've seen on craftster- has a wide hem on the bottom that gathers it back in again.. seems like it'd be simple, but i dont want to waste precious fabric trying to get it right...



<----- any ideas?

[mmd32]

Make a regular dress, and then make a band as wide as you want, preferably wide enough not to be hobbled in, and then gather the dress into it at the hem.

[rojaporcelana]

thanks- kindof what I was thinking too, only i wasnt sure if these were made in like a oval shape, or what... thanks!

[april_cocaine]

in an oval shape? what do you mean?

[autopilotstar]

From the looks of it, it is gathered both at the top (under the bust) and at the bottom.  So basically, it's a tube of fabric that's wider/bigger than you'd normally have it if you were making a straight-down dress.  That gives you the sort of poofy in the middle shape.

I've never actually made a dress like this, I'm just going by the picture.

[rojaporcelana]

i meant, instead of  making a tube dress, make it in sort of an oval shape,, like fat around the middle and skinny on the top and bottom? i dunno, a silly idea, but i'm only a novice

yea, it does look like a tube thats been gathered! {off to try it }

[ellgee]

The top part looks like it's pleated.