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Hi
I have made version C of the simplicity shirt I made in April. This shirt was principally made to match the skirt fabric and was completed two weeks ago. Last weekend I made the skirt in the photo. The fabric was given to me by a friend. Sadly I will not complete the skirt as I really dislike the way it drapes.
I cut on the bias because I thought the check was too dominate if cut on the straight grain. I am not sure it this is why the drape is so horrible or if it is the bias cut or the fabrics fault. On the upside it was a technical challenge to match the pattern and insert a zip in a bias cut.
The shirt was slow to make and I think will be useful for work. I had limited fabric so cut the ruffle on the straight grain, which was fine. For fun I also experimented with the yoke based on a RTW shirt. To finnish the bottom of the collar I added a bias cut double strip of fabric and then stitched in the ditch from the right side to secure.
I attached the cuff to the sleave as per instructions and was not happy because it was one inch too long for me. I modified the pattern by seaming the sleave vent and half the cuff. I then turned the cuff in half. To enhance the plain weave shirt I top stitched the collar and shirt front. I have finished French seams and double folded hem
Cheers Lara
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I made this dress for our recent trip to Melbourne, although it was mostly for work we had a dinner planned with friends for Saturdays night. Melbourne is the “fashion capital” of Australia and I was looking forward to getting dressed for dinner. Sadly our friends said they were keen on relaxing and wearing their jeans! I think my dress is too much for work and will suit a limited number of places. No regrets I am happy with my pattern choice and it was a challenge to find the right style for the fabric.
The pattern is not complex but with any lined dress it does take some time I think it took two weekends. I made version C as shown in the line drawing obviously without buttons and I turned up the sleave to form a cuff. Although the pattern does not have lining I cut the dress pattern in lining fabric. On my manikin the fit is great across the chest. However on me I think the upper bodice may be a little long or wide for me with slight folds at times. This did not happen with the muslin but it was not the same weight of fabric. Over time I will think about this problem so next time I can prevent it happening. Any suggestions are welcome?
The fabric is a wool woven roll end that has lace over a check pattern in black and grey from Emma one sock. I liked the fabric for some time but was not sure what garment would suit the large lace pattern so I held of buying when it come on the roll ends I could not resist. One of my favourite parts of sewing is the planning stage, when I sift through my patterns and look at the internet patterns and imagine how the fabric would look in that style. When I brought this I thought I would make a skirt. Then I saw this dress from YSL and decided on a dress. I found the whole collection inspiring. As I could not find a pattern to match, I settled for the Simplicity 2550.
Cheers Lara
