Well it is the 4th day of "I made it week" so I guess I need to catch up.
Tuesday's choice was this easy knit shift made from fabric that I've had in my stash for over a year.
I thought it turned out pretty well. I have a knit dress that I bought from Gap that I absolutely love. This pattern from McCall's was a close fit with the exception of the neckline. So I adjusted the neckline and it was perfect!
I chose this method for finishing the neckband. In this dress I chose to stitch in the ditch (between the dress and the neckband at the seam) but the inside tends to turn out. You can see that below:
On my next dress I actually sewed the seam down by top stitching on the dress as the tutorial suggested.
I have to say that Wednesday was a bit of a challenge. The weather has taken a little dip on the cool side, not that I don't mind... but it did throw me for a loop on the third day of the challenge. All of the dress I have made so far are for nice hot days. While putting a sweater would of been fine, my legs would of been a tad chilly. So I dug out an old favorite that I made 2 years ago, paired it a cute pair of polka dot pants, added a cardigan and I was good to go.
I believe this is a McCall's pattern but when I looked online for it, I couldn't find it. I can't believe they discontinued it! I found this eyelet fabric and knew that the border would be just perfect for this top. It has princess seams with a side zipper. Speaking of zippers, I ONLY use invisible zippers!! It is the ONLY way to go in my humble opinion. When my girls were in 4-H we only used invisible zippers and they have grown to appreciate them as much as their mom. But I digress...since this was made out of eyelet fabric I did choose to line it. Like I said this has been a good staple in my wardrobe. I am on the lookout for a similar fabric in black as I am constantly wishing I had a version of this top in that color.
And now we are on the 4th day!
Tuesday's choice was this easy knit shift made from fabric that I've had in my stash for over a year.
I thought it turned out pretty well. I have a knit dress that I bought from Gap that I absolutely love. This pattern from McCall's was a close fit with the exception of the neckline. So I adjusted the neckline and it was perfect!
I chose this method for finishing the neckband. In this dress I chose to stitch in the ditch (between the dress and the neckband at the seam) but the inside tends to turn out. You can see that below:
On my next dress I actually sewed the seam down by top stitching on the dress as the tutorial suggested.
I have to say that Wednesday was a bit of a challenge. The weather has taken a little dip on the cool side, not that I don't mind... but it did throw me for a loop on the third day of the challenge. All of the dress I have made so far are for nice hot days. While putting a sweater would of been fine, my legs would of been a tad chilly. So I dug out an old favorite that I made 2 years ago, paired it a cute pair of polka dot pants, added a cardigan and I was good to go.
I believe this is a McCall's pattern but when I looked online for it, I couldn't find it. I can't believe they discontinued it! I found this eyelet fabric and knew that the border would be just perfect for this top. It has princess seams with a side zipper. Speaking of zippers, I ONLY use invisible zippers!! It is the ONLY way to go in my humble opinion. When my girls were in 4-H we only used invisible zippers and they have grown to appreciate them as much as their mom. But I digress...since this was made out of eyelet fabric I did choose to line it. Like I said this has been a good staple in my wardrobe. I am on the lookout for a similar fabric in black as I am constantly wishing I had a version of this top in that color.
And now we are on the 4th day!
This fabric has been in my stash for a little while and was part of a "Sewalong" project. After it sat around in my "to-do" pile, I lost interest in the original pattern. Are you like me and when Joann's has a big sale on patterns you automatically go and buy them because they are cheap?? Well my pattern stash is growing. While this pattern is very similar to Tuesday's outfit there are some differences. This pattern is not made specifically for a knit since a dart is included in the pattern. While I don't always chose to add a dart when I use knit, I did for this dress and was happy I did. It just fit better. I finished the neck binding much the same way as Tuesday's dress but did tack the seam down by sewing it down on the finished side on the dress side and not "in the ditch".
I know it's a little tough to see here but the stitching is on the "dress" which helps hold the seam down.
So that's it for today. One day left and I think I'll be able to finish the week, with one dress to spare! I know some have done a "Me Made Month" but I am not sure that is something I would be able to accomplish.. but it sure would be fun trying!
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