The Cascade Champagne Silk Wool and Silk Charmeuse Dress

Silk Wool charmeuse champagne long dress crossover cascade gown Cascade Champagne Silk Wool & Silk Charmeuse Dress I really don’t know what I was thinking when I decided to enter Burdastyle’s pattern challenge and downloaded their cascade dress pattern. Not only did I think I would have time to sew the dress, but I also planned to embroider its top crossover edge.! Fortunately, I was able to bypass sleep and finish sewing the dress just before the deadline. However I was unable to finish the embroidery. At this point, I’m not sure if I will add its embroidery.. (I think I will save it for a dress I know I’ll wear more often.) I don’t particularly like this dress. There are too many details going on. And I really don’t like the ruffle on the shoulder. Perhaps I’m boring, but I feel like I’m a mermaid with a seashell on my shoulder. (I had one sister laugh and call it a croissant, while another sister called it a perogi.) If it weren’t a Burdastyle pattern challenge, I probably would have eliminated the ruffle, (with no hesitation). I recently received this really special Christmas gift from my aunt. It’s a necklace with a photo of my babcha (grandmother)on one side and photo of my dido (grandfather) on the other side. The top bodice is lined with ivory silk charmeuse. Originally the skirt was lined with ivory silk charmeuse too, but I ultimately eliminated it. The two silk layers did not fall nicely together and it created more bulk at the hip. (This was a headache considering I had to seam rip everything apart and then hand-stitch the skirt edges again!!)
Silk Wool charmeuse champagne long dress crossover cascade gown

I real­ly don’t know what I was think­ing when I decid­ed to enter Bur­daStyle’s pat­tern chal­lenge and down­loaded their cas­cade dress pat­tern. Not only did I think I would have time to sew the dress, but I also planned to embroi­der its top crossover edge!

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For­tu­nate­ly, I was able to bypass sleep and fin­ish sewing the dress just before the dead­line. How­ev­er I was unable to fin­ish the embroi­dery. At this point, I’m not sure if I will add its embroidery.(I think I will save it for a dress I know I’ll wear more often.)

Silk Wool charmeuse champagne long dress crossover cascade gown

This isn’t my favorite dress pattern.There’s too many details going on for my taste and the I don’t like the ruf­fle on the shoul­der. (I had one sis­ter laugh and call the ruf­fle a crois­sant, while anoth­er sis­ter called it a per­o­gi.) If I was­n’t enter­ing the BurdaStyle.com pat­tern chal­lenge, I would’ve elim­i­nat­ed the ruf­fle, (with no hesitation).

Despite the ruf­fle, I love how beau­ti­ful the cas­cade skirt drapes and moves. I also think the silk wool crossover looks espe­cial­ly slimming!

Silk Wool charmeuse champagne long dress crossover cascade gown
My aunt/godmother made me this necklace 😉

I recent­ly received this real­ly spe­cial Christ­mas gift from my aunt. It’s a neck­lace with a pho­to of my babcha (grandmother)on one side and pho­to of my dido (grand­fa­ther) on the oth­er side.

Burdastyle 157 05 2011 silk wool 25 champagne 2 long dress crossover

The top bodice is lined with ivory silk charmeuse.

Burdastyle 157 05 2011 silk wool charmeuse champagne long dress crossover cascade gown

Orig­i­nal­ly the skirt was lined with ivory silk charmeuse, but I ulti­mate­ly elim­i­nat­ed it.

The two silk lay­ers did­n’t drape nice­ly togeth­er and it cre­at­ed more bulk at the hip. (This was a headache con­sid­er­ing I had to seam rip every­thing apart and then hand-stitch the skirt edges again!!)

Burdastyle 157 05 2011 silk wool 13 champagne 2 long dress crossover
Silk Wool charmeuse champagne long dress crossover cascade gown
The entire edge and hem of the skirt is hand-stitched.
Burdastyle 157 05 2011 silk wool charmeuse champagne long dress crossover cascade gown
Burdastyle 157 05 2011 silk wool 11 champagne 2 long dress crossover
Burdastyle 157 05 2011 silk wool 5 champagne 2 long dress crossover
Notice the ruf­fle on my left shoulder.

The dress is made with cham­pagne silk wool and cham­pagne silk charmeuse.

The silk wool was used for the top bodice crossover and the back of the dress.

Burdastyle 157 05 2011 silk wool charmeuse champagne long dress crossover cascade gown
Side zip­per
Burdastyle 157 05 2011 silk wool 14 champagne 2 long dress crossover
Work in Progress
Silk Wool charmeuse champagne long dress crossover cascade gown
Burdastyle 157 05 2011 silk wool charmeuse champagne long dress crossover cascade gown
Silk Wool charmeuse champagne long dress crossover cascade gown
Perogi Cascade Champagne Silk Wool & Silk Charmeuse Dress I really don’t know what I was thinking when I decided to enter Burdastyle’s pattern challenge and downloaded their cascade dress pattern. Not only did I think I would have time to sew the dress, but I also planned to embroider its top crossover edge.! Fortunately, I was able to bypass sleep and finish sewing the dress just before the deadline. However I was unable to finish the embroidery. At this point, I’m not sure if I will add its embroidery.. (I think I will save it for a dress I know I’ll wear more often.) I don’t particularly like this dress. There are too many details going on. And I really don’t like the ruffle on the shoulder. Perhaps I’m boring, but I feel like I’m a mermaid with a seashell on my shoulder. (I had one sister laugh and call it a croissant, while another sister called it a perogi.) If it weren’t a Burdastyle pattern challenge, I probably would have eliminated the ruffle, (with no hesitation). I recently received this really special Christmas gift from my aunt. It’s a necklace with a photo of my babcha (grandmother)on one side and photo of my dido (grandfather) on the other side. The top bodice is lined with ivory silk charmeuse. Originally the skirt was lined with ivory silk charmeuse too, but I ultimately eliminated it. The two silk layers did not fall nicely together and it created more bulk at the hip. (This was a headache considering I had to seam rip everything apart and then hand-stitch the skirt edges again!!)

I used Bur­dastyle’s #157 05/2011 Design­er Cas­cade Dress pattern.

Burdastyle 157 05 2011 silk wool 4 champagne 2 long dress crossover

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8 thoughts on “The Cascade Champagne Silk Wool and Silk Charmeuse Dress

  1. catdoesit

    Amaz­ing! I don’t know how you han­dle such a slinky fab­ric, but it did work out great (that hem is perfect!)

    Reply

    1. marusya

      Thanks Cat­dae­sit! 🙂

      Reply

  2. Nadia

    it looks great, could be a wed­ding gown xx

    Reply

  3. SHINE ON INC.

    You are bril­liant, sheer brilliant.
    Love & Shine ON from NYC
    J

    Reply

    1. marusya

      Thanks Jil­lian!

      Reply

  4. Gratia

    Hi just won­der­ing where I can pur­chase this dress?

    Reply

  5. chanel

    where did you pur­chase the silk wool?

    Reply

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