I had visions of one of those geometric Courrèges designs with perfectly symmetrical single welt pockets on the front. So I added welt pocket markings to Simplicity 5320, a structured A-line style, and cut it out in camel-coloured boiled wool. The basic dress is an easy sew but I’ve never done this style of pocket before and was pretty nervous about it. Here’s my Saturday morning in pictures.
(Wrong side of welt)
(Right side of dress)
(Right side of dress)
(Right side of dress)
(Right side of dress)
(Wrong side of dress)
(Wrong side of dress)
(Wrong side of dress)
(Right side of dress)
(Right side of dress)
Success, I thought, heaving a sigh of relief. The rest of the dress won’t take more than an hour or two. I might even be able to post pictures of it on Sunday. Then the zip self-destructed as I was sewing it in, so no new dress this weekend after all. Maybe next week.
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Gorgeous welt pocket! Pity about the zipper. Can’t wait to see the dress!
Nice job! This is a kind of a work which costs more preparation and gathering selfestime than the work itself 🙂 I have this all the time…
🙂 Love it when welt pockets work perfectly. It’s a work of beautiful art!
Lovely pockets! Its so nervewracking slashing through the front of your fabric tho isn’t it? Lookes like they came out brilliantly!
Oh damnit to the bloody zip. Blasted things. But very nice welt – I’ve gotta try some of them single jobbies :). Loving the idea of the dress with the pockets – will you use the pockets?
Oh bugger to the zip. Very nice welt pocket and thanks for the pics – I need to try some single jobbies. I’m really looking forward to the dress as a couple of pockets are a lovely idea to a rather cool shape. I wonder if you’ll use the pockets?
Thanks! Yes, I’ll definitely use them. I hope it doesn’t spoil the shape but I need somewhere to keep my keys.
Very pretty pocket! I was going to make one on my new skirt but I’m too afraid to try. Looking forward to seeing the dress.
My tiny mind cannot comprehend how you got from start to end but it looks amazing!!
Magic! Beautiful pocket, I’ll have to give this a try
I am afraid of such pockets becuase you should cut the main detail of garment!%))
Picture speaks a thousand words. Great pocket, great post!
ooh – a geometric Courrèges dress sounds so cool, and would look excellent on you. Look forward to seeing its debut on the blog!
Sublime.
bookmarked for later reference… thanks darling
Brava, brava. Welts always make me break out in. . . .welts. Well done.
Great welt!! (D@mn zips! It’s always something,isn’t it?)
The simplicity of your tutorial is beautiful. I love it when a welt comes off so nicely.
Perfect work! I can not wait to see the whole dress!
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