Simplicity 2053

Pattern Description: Misses' day to evening dresses in two lengths with bodice and sleeve variations sewing pattern

Pattern Sizing: 6-14

Did it look like the photo/drawing on the pattern envelope once you were done sewing with it? Yes, but with no sleeves.

Were the instructions easy to follow? The instructions were great, the side pleating looks really weird even when you folllow the directions on the tissue. Looking at the directions helped especially with this step.

What did you particularly like or dislike about the pattern? Classic, great dress for work.

Fabric Used: Project Runway cotton sateen from Joanns. This fabric is an awesome weight and feels nicer than other sateens that I've worked with. I lined the dress with non-stretch cotton because the sateen has some stretch to it.

Pattern alterations or any design changes you made: I left off sleeves and bound the armholes with bias tape.

Would you sew it again? Would you recommend it to others? I would possibly make this again because it's such a timeless shape. For now, on to other projects!

Conclusion:  I adore this dress, and I'm sure that I will get a lot of wear from it both at work and for social occasions.

Spring Vogues!

This spring I haven't gone TOO crazy, but I did pick up a few patterns the other day during JoAnn's sale.

Vogue 1286. I'm really excited for this one, although the one dress alone has 21 PIECES to put together. Why, again, do I do this to myself?

McCalls 6281. Right away Andy told me, "That looks like a Sammi Sweetheart dress." Fail. I do NOT want to look like anyone from the Jersey Shore, so that is why I'm making the longer, grown up version. This will be for our tropical vacay this fall.

Vogue 1287. I have some leopard fabric that I'm dying to make this out of, but I'm 3/8 yard short. I haven't looked closely at the peices yet, so maybe I can make it stretch. Probably I need to find another fabric here.

Vogue 2899. This will be my new grown up cocktail dress. Also for our fall trip, and many weddings, and New Year's Eve, and holiday parties. I better find some quality fabric, I'd like to wear this dress to lots of occasions!

Vogue 8799. I love the skirt and the jacket for work. I just don't have any fabric in mind yet. I have to sew up a bunch of other things first!

Black Friday!

I was so stressed about Black Friday that I could barely sleep last night! Instead I got up and cleaned my sewing room so that I could welcome all the beautiful new fabrics into a clean room! An outline of my day is over at Martha Saves, so I won't repeat it here. It was awesome! So worth my time, and only took 2 hours total to get everything I needed. Next year I'll be back for sure and probably get there about 15 minutes earlier! Here is my haul from JoAnns and Target combined.