Blooming dress patterns!

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er I might be able to help as mother was a dressmaking teacher and I made most of my own clothes till recently (well till my two recent children appeared!!).
Are you sure you are measuring in the correct place, you would have to be pretttttty pear shaped to have that range of sizes? Unless you are pg
What brand of pattern is it? Anyway, I never came across a pattern that had such a range of sizes in it? Usually they do like 10/12/14 or 14/16/18 and you cut it out swerving between the size lines if like me you have a different sized top to your bottom.

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what make is the pattern?

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if its something you want to be perfect and special and so on, i would make it up in really cheap fabric first, and alter it to fit you perfectly. just an idea.

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I don't mean to be a wet blanket but that style would have to be really well cut and fitted to look professional. You do need to be able to alter the pattern to your measurements and be able to do fittings etc on yourself to get a good end result. If you are not an experienced dressmaker then maybe its not the best project to test your skills on... I'd ring the dressmaker! I still get my mum to help me with fitting etc and I've been sewing since I can remember.

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I think you are wise, decent fabric would have cost a lot of money, and you wouldn't know how it turned out until it was finished. Sometimes fabric that looks great on the roll just doesn't live up to itself when made up, and eveningy type fabrics can be more 'challenging' to sew.
If you go on a dressmaking course you start off with really simple things, my mother would have fainted if a new student turned up and said 'I want to make a strapless evening gown'!
Hope you find something fantastic to wear.