At least I think this will be my Easter dress, we’ll see how much I like it when it’s done. 🙂
My workspace today shows that I’ve been making this dress:
In this fabric:
So far I’ve been very pleased with the pattern. It’s all about helping you get a perfect fit. They incorporate 1″ seam allowances, tell you which seams to baste, which to sew permanently and what to look for in fitting. They explain what to look for after you’ve tried it on, and how to correct any problems. I also love that there are different pattern pieces for different cup sizes, very helpful!
So, without further ado, here’s today’s mess, I mean desk. 🙂
(Looking at this tailor’s ham makes me smile. I’m always happy when I have a chance to use it because it was given to me by my mother-in-law, also a seamstress. She gave me many of my nicer sewing tools.)
The large stack of fabric on the left, from the bottom up:
- 10 yards of a mystery fabric (my local fabric store got a deal on it, and gave me quite a deal, but we have no idea of the fiber content), this will be for Roman shades and a swag for my living room
- 4 yards of turquoise 70% bamboo/30% cotton jersey knit for Simplicity 2603 (pictured below)
- 3 yards of black stretch cotton twill for a jeans jacket (I think I”m going to use Butterick 5402, also pictured below)
- 4 yards black 95%wool/ 5% lycra woven Regency – Don’t know what I’m going to do with it, but this fabric has a lovely, drapey hand. You can’t go wrong with a nice wool.
- Pink fabric – An old quilt that I plan to practice machine quilting on so I can then quilt a very large wedding quilt.
- The lavender jacket I was working on last week. I have not quit, nor have I given up. I’m simply waiting on my order of needles for the serger so the insides of the jacket can be finished nicely.
There just aren’t enough hours in the day to do it all! But, I’ve found that not watching evening television frees up an amazing amount of time.
(Oh, and if you’re wondering why I posted a photo of my workspace, go here to find out and check out what others from all over the world are doing.)
great dress pattern, hope it turns out well. Thanks for Sharing and hope you have a happy WOYWW. Caroline (No 31 x)
Very nice looking dress! I love your fabric. Looks like you have a lot of sewing in your future. Have fun! Thanks for sharing! Vickie #88
Meant to ask where have you been finding all these awesome patterns? I went to Hancocks and they didn’t have one from a previous post.
Hi Vickie,
I don’t have a Hancock’s near me, but I get most of my patterns at Joann’s. I saw the jeans jacket and dress patterns on Ebay, btw. Hope that helps!
I like this pattern The fabric is pretty too. Gosh it has been years since I made myself a dress. Will have a lookout for this pattern. I can see myself wearing it!! Thanks.
Hi Hettie,
I know what you mean! I don’t wear dresses very often, but find myself drawn to the dress patterns. Go figure.
Only make this pattern if (a) you like the Empire waist style, and (b) you’re willing to be honest about measurements and sizing. I found if I made the size that went with my actual bust dimension, it fit perfectly. I’m not thrilled with the size number, but so what? It fits! 😉
Happy sewing!
Sandy