So this pattern was stuck in the back of a box and I unearthed it a while back:
It’s a really pretty dress, isn’t it? Although it looks as if pink dress is suffering from unrequited love for Blue Jacket. and the leprechaun version is a bit unusual. but I digress.
I looked at this pattern and thought, “Huh, I bet this would be fast to make, and it would fit.” and lo and behold:
I gotten the fabric yonks ago on eBay — it’s cotton satin, and if it weren’t so lightweight, I’d say it was meant to be upholstery fabric, or that maybe it’s from Ikea. Either way, I don’t care, because it’s really, really pretty.
This dress is absolutely going to be made again — I have to make the pockets a little deeper (you can see how they stick out slightly here, with the bulk of my wallet, phone, pocket notebook, lipstick, etc. in them) and the skirt must be about two-three inches shorter. I may even take this hem out and re-do it, this length is a little dowdy. I think this pattern is best for liberty Tana Lawn, especially with a very deep hem to give it some weight, so that’s what I’ll probably try next.
The only difficult part was getting enough bias tape to finish the neck and armholes out of the limited yardage I had — so it’s pieced in several places. Luckily, you can’t really tell. I also had to cheat a bit on the waist of the bodice … those side seams are 1/4″, instead of 5/8″, because I didn’t exactly check what the wearing ease was before I made it. The great thing about a gathered skirt is that it’s very forgiving of this kind of math error. but this sucker fits pretty closely, now …
The flowers look red in some lights and pink in others, but it’s a true deep raspberry, and (I think) really pretty. The background is a taupe-y gray, so my gray Keds aren’t the best match, but I’m riding my bike in this dress today, and Keds are safer & a lot more comfortable. skinny belt is from H&M, enjoy is a silver-taupe swatch that *does* match (unlike the Keds), and I’m wearing a black leather bracelet (which you can’t really see). I also put a black cotton cardigan on top of this, for work.
I will have an update and the winners of the book Subtitle contest early next week … I may be trying to find beta readers, too, if you are interested drop me an email! lots of eyes make light typos.
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