Sewer's Block Gone
Whew - I finished the dress.
Amazing what a difference a day and prayer makes (see September 12 post). I started back on this dress again September 13, 2015 and because of other commitments I did not get to completed it until yesterday. I re-read the instructions on the collar and yoke piece and realized I had missed a sentence and that made the difference.
I still struggled with collar only because I just didn't think it would not fit properly but after basting it onto the dress it did indeed fit. The dress was quite easy but I struggled with this one for some reason. I did put the collar on the wrong side but I will live with this design feature.
What's interesting is the fit. It fits me but there is not a lot of design ease and I would prefer a bit more. I made a skirt from a Lekala pattern and it fit perfectly with just the right amount of ease.
I loved this pattern but debated on buying it because I did not think I had the right shape for it (I am overly hippy). I think it looks ok on me but I am still wondering how often I will where it. I will wear it at least once.
I paid a whopping $18 to have this pattern printed at my local print shop. No way was I going to paste 42 letter size sheets of paper together. I must buy my own wide format printer soon so I can reduce this cost.
My first design feature is the collar - I put it on the wrong side - it should be on the left side. By the time I realized I had done this I had already put all the darts and belt loops on and I was too lazy to undo all that work and redo it on the right side.
I had to use different fabric for the collar because I did not have enough of my main fabric (denim). The pattern piece for the collar is one large piece and I used a slightly stretch denim for it. I actually used the wrong side of the fabric because I liked it better than the right side.
For the pocket lining I used some scrap fabric I had in my stash.
My button holes are much larger than my buttons. Originally I was going to use buttons that required a 1 inch buttonhole but at the last minute I decided to use a smaller button. Again I was to lazy to rip out the old button holes and sew in new ones that were the proper size. I am willing to also live with this design feature.
For the belt I bought beige cotton belting (webbing). I wanted purple but could not find the right color in the right width. I decided I would cover it with some purple ribbon but again I could not find what I wanted. They did have a beautiful purple ribbon/lace that would have been perfect but I was not willing to pay $9.99 per yard.
I ended up getting a mustard yellow ribbon that I found. I applied Heat N Bond Ultra Hold to belt to give it more stability and then applied the ribbon on top of the Heat N Bond. On each edge I stitched a straight stitch in purple with Sulky's 12wt cotton thread down each side of the length of the belt. I bought a cute belt buckle and attached it.
Amazing what a difference a day and prayer makes (see September 12 post). I started back on this dress again September 13, 2015 and because of other commitments I did not get to completed it until yesterday. I re-read the instructions on the collar and yoke piece and realized I had missed a sentence and that made the difference.
I still struggled with collar only because I just didn't think it would not fit properly but after basting it onto the dress it did indeed fit. The dress was quite easy but I struggled with this one for some reason. I did put the collar on the wrong side but I will live with this design feature.
What's interesting is the fit. It fits me but there is not a lot of design ease and I would prefer a bit more. I made a skirt from a Lekala pattern and it fit perfectly with just the right amount of ease.
I loved this pattern but debated on buying it because I did not think I had the right shape for it (I am overly hippy). I think it looks ok on me but I am still wondering how often I will where it. I will wear it at least once.
I paid a whopping $18 to have this pattern printed at my local print shop. No way was I going to paste 42 letter size sheets of paper together. I must buy my own wide format printer soon so I can reduce this cost.
How I Did It
I did not have to make any adjustments because this is Lekala pattern 4106. You put your measurements in and you print a pattern in your size. All I had to do was cut it out and start sewing.My first design feature is the collar - I put it on the wrong side - it should be on the left side. By the time I realized I had done this I had already put all the darts and belt loops on and I was too lazy to undo all that work and redo it on the right side.
I had to use different fabric for the collar because I did not have enough of my main fabric (denim). The pattern piece for the collar is one large piece and I used a slightly stretch denim for it. I actually used the wrong side of the fabric because I liked it better than the right side.
For the pocket lining I used some scrap fabric I had in my stash.
My button holes are much larger than my buttons. Originally I was going to use buttons that required a 1 inch buttonhole but at the last minute I decided to use a smaller button. Again I was to lazy to rip out the old button holes and sew in new ones that were the proper size. I am willing to also live with this design feature.
For the belt I bought beige cotton belting (webbing). I wanted purple but could not find the right color in the right width. I decided I would cover it with some purple ribbon but again I could not find what I wanted. They did have a beautiful purple ribbon/lace that would have been perfect but I was not willing to pay $9.99 per yard.
I ended up getting a mustard yellow ribbon that I found. I applied Heat N Bond Ultra Hold to belt to give it more stability and then applied the ribbon on top of the Heat N Bond. On each edge I stitched a straight stitch in purple with Sulky's 12wt cotton thread down each side of the length of the belt. I bought a cute belt buckle and attached it.
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