I am getting to the last of my winter sewing now. I bought this soft viscose lycra knit earlier this year and had a hard choice with what to do with it - there were a few patterns I wanted to resew but I finally chose Butterick 5523 . I sewed this a few years ago using an animal print and loved the result but the fabric was not really my thing .
This dress is really comfy . I wore it to work today and it felt like I was wearing nothing !
It is also very easy to sew - in fact the hardest thing about this dress was taking the photos using the self timer . I had returned home from work and wanted to take photos before I ate lunch - a sure fire recipe for disaster with me - eating and wearing my work clothes - guaranteed stains and slops . I took heaps of photos and this is the best one and only because I have the top 1/2 of my cute little dog in it ( Don`t be fooled by his appearance though - he`s a little ratbag but I love him ) .
 |
| tried to show a closer up shot of the pleats and fabric. |
Back to the sewing - as I said it is a very easy pattern - a draped collar , fitted above waist bodice with pleats in the front and back skirt and small pleats in the sleeves where they meet the shoulder seams.
I did make a few changes with this pattern - I raised the neckline by 3cm , lengthened the sleeves by several cms so they would be full length and also lengthened the skirt ( but I could probably shorten it again ) .
The end result is the my kind of clothing - comfortable and relaxed but I think smart enough for my work. Anyway I am now in the home stretch for sewing my winter jacket and then I am dreaming about sewing an easy bright cheerful summer tunic .
Cheers Janine
PS - I saw this same fabric available on the knitwit website .
This pattern is one I keep eyeing off and never buying but now I've seen it made up in this fabric, I want one! What a perfect winter dress with tights and boots. It looks great on you!
ReplyDeleteThanks Carol. I wish I could take better pictures because there are some nice little details on this dress but they would be hard to see anyway because of the print.
ReplyDeleteJanine - this dress is fantastic and you look lovely in it. Congratulations. It sure looks comfy too. I know what you mean about esting with slops and spills - i'm renown for wearing my food! Went out for tea last Saturday night and managed to dribble gravy down my nice white shirt!
ReplyDeleteThis is a very lovely dress Janine. Hopefully there will be enough cool days still left this year for you to get some wear out of it.
ReplyDeleteI have this pattern in my stash, and have never sewn it. Not sure why, because I really like it. Your version looks terrific. And I can't believe that cutie of a dog is a ratbag - surely not!
ReplyDeleteI have made this dress before and I agree, it is super comfortable to wear. Isn't it great when workwear and comfort meet!
ReplyDeleteThe gorgeous little ratbag could almost upstage you, but not quite :).
ReplyDeleteI've always wondered how this pattern makes up - I have always liked it. It really does look very smart - and comfy too, a real win.
Hmm, I thought I was the only sloppy one!! Glad to know I have lots of good company !