Me-made jeggings, jersey dress, vest and pants. Neither my navy ruffle front jumper OR Saint cardigan in sight!Actually, I have to admit it is finally starting to get warmer. But it's still far from summer top weather, so I thought I'd finally get round to bustin' the grey and black knit fabric that's been in my stash since the January sales. I made this jersey dress based predominantly on the pattern I used for my comfy dress, which in turn was based on the pattern in Sew U: Home Stretch.
I initially had vague plans for creating something more avant garde from this fabric, but I came up against three barriers, #1: I only had one metre of this fabric, #2: I had no avant garde ideas, and finally #3: I'm just not that stylistically avant garde. But the outcome is very wearable, and when you are relying on self-made garments alone for a given time, wearability is the best I can hope for!
At first, I tried to make more poofy sleeves, by slash-and-flaring the sleeve heads of the exisiting poofy sleeve pattern. But I didn't do it right and they looked strange and more than a little Rhianna. In hindsight I should have added a shitload more volume to the sleeve head and done some nifty poof-control technique like Karin did here. However I didn't, and to be fair I wouldn't have had enough fabric to do so anyhow, so I unpicked the sleeve heads and trimmed away the offending excess and got the poof under control. 
I decided a scooped neckline would be flattering, and instead of attempting some sort of self-binding, I used some FOE (fold over elastic) which has got to be the quickest and easiest method of finishing necklines, whilst also creating a clean finish. All in all I'm very happy with the outcome. It may get taken in a little at the waist, particularly when it warms up enough to not need to wear a vest underneath, but the fabric isn't as stretchy as you may think so that may create problems getting it on and off. I'll ruminate on that one.
11 comments:
Love the dress. It's really cute!
What an utterly lovely fabric, a great & stylish tunic dress, overall a very flattering look. I wouldn't change a thing.
That looks so great. I continue to be continually impressed by all your amazing me-made-march garments!
Wow it's so funky!
No way, the sleeves are perfect. It's hard to make puffy sleeves with jersey! I've only done it once and I ironed some interfacing into them, which was a mess. I like the little scoop neck :)
I show my daughters your blog to encourage them to sew for themselves. My youngest (aged 14) thinks that you are a style goddess! She's right you know.
Oh my peops! Thanks so much! And Gail, I am truly flattered! If I am able to encourage anyone to sew then I'm extremely happy xxx
You LOVE FOE! And I can see why, cause I love it too having used it for my UNDIES.
Great one, it's avant garde enough for me, with the sleeves and pattern of the fabric. GREAT!
Lovely dress - glad you are warm again
I've made this dress and I love it. The sleeves are so chic and feminine, but the line of the garment is clean. Very nice in this fabric!
overall a very flattering look. I wouldn't change a thing.
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