Knit Maxi Love
Hey Guys,
So for like the first time in forever, I actually have a back log of makes to blog. Granted it's only a back log of two because I'm generally not prolific enough of a sewer to have things waiting in the wings, but this time I do and because of that this dress is jumping the queue. Woohoo.
I even pulled an Oona and found a graffiti filled wall to take pics in front of. You know that means I must really like this one. I was actually going to try to get pics of this on the beach this weekend when I was there for a couple days, but I got distracted by beach-y things instead. Oops.
This dress was born out of the Isla, a peplum top pattern from Made by Rae that I was testing and had huge success with on the first try (a TNT in the making for sure). When that happens it's all I can do to not dream up more possibilities and this dress is a perfect example of that. Ie, I immediately knew I had to make another, so an elastic waist, maxi skirt (the width of the fabric I had left) and a thigh-high split later and I was in knit stripey maxi loooove. The bodice I left mostly unchanged except for taking up the shoulders ever so slightly.
I unfortunately didn't make the elastic waist tight enough for the weight of the skirt on the first go around, so I added a second piece of elastic on the inside back to further gather it. That's why it's all ridgy back there. It's a total lazy hack job, but I actually cut and sewed the whole thing in a couple hours after work on Friday before leaving for the beach so there was no time to unpick and resew if I wanted to take it with me.
Anyways, that's all. The pattern has officially launched, so if you have any interest you should definitely go check it out. In my non-affiliated opinion it's totally worth a look. OK, time to skidaddle.
Kten
So for like the first time in forever, I actually have a back log of makes to blog. Granted it's only a back log of two because I'm generally not prolific enough of a sewer to have things waiting in the wings, but this time I do and because of that this dress is jumping the queue. Woohoo.
I even pulled an Oona and found a graffiti filled wall to take pics in front of. You know that means I must really like this one. I was actually going to try to get pics of this on the beach this weekend when I was there for a couple days, but I got distracted by beach-y things instead. Oops.
This dress was born out of the Isla, a peplum top pattern from Made by Rae that I was testing and had huge success with on the first try (a TNT in the making for sure). When that happens it's all I can do to not dream up more possibilities and this dress is a perfect example of that. Ie, I immediately knew I had to make another, so an elastic waist, maxi skirt (the width of the fabric I had left) and a thigh-high split later and I was in knit stripey maxi loooove. The bodice I left mostly unchanged except for taking up the shoulders ever so slightly.
I unfortunately didn't make the elastic waist tight enough for the weight of the skirt on the first go around, so I added a second piece of elastic on the inside back to further gather it. That's why it's all ridgy back there. It's a total lazy hack job, but I actually cut and sewed the whole thing in a couple hours after work on Friday before leaving for the beach so there was no time to unpick and resew if I wanted to take it with me.
Anyways, that's all. The pattern has officially launched, so if you have any interest you should definitely go check it out. In my non-affiliated opinion it's totally worth a look. OK, time to skidaddle.
Kten
Cute! I love a simple maxi dress. Universally flattering.
ReplyDeleteYea I totally agree, can never go wrong with a simple maxi :).
DeleteLovely dress, I love stripes and the maxi looks fab
ReplyDeleteThanks!
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