I'm having a productive sewing week!
I've decided I cannot start a new sewing project until I have finished all the ones that are in progress on my sewing table.
These consist of things I promised myself I would fix. Those pants I was going to turn into shorts, a few sewing fails waiting to be rescued.... basically, the less exciting stuff.
But, since I've made 5 to 6pm my dedicated sewing time, I have been finishing them off one by one. It feels great!
Fortunately, there was one fun project on the table too: a dress for my daughter with this Giraffe panel print from Bambiblauw. I had the fabric washed and ready for quite some weeks so it was time to tackle it.
She has finally moved on from pink, and this aqua/petrol blue is her new favourite colour. (Let's see what it is next week ;)
Given that she is 8, and quite tall (135cm) I chose to make a simple A-line dress so I could use the whole panel.
First I cut the panel in half so I had my front and back piece.
Then I folded each piece, took her T-shirt pattern, and put one of her dresses on top and traced that to get the width and length of the dress. Then I cut it out on the fold. Easy peasy! (super lazy)
I used a jersey knit, so no need for a zipper!
I could have added sleeves from the panel if I allowed for a seam in the middle of them, but I wanted to show that one of the solid coloured knits can work really well too.
I added a wide hem to the bottom of the sleeve as I just like that finish. It's easy to do and doesn't require double needle stitching.
So there you go. The easiest dress ever! And a quick sew too!
And she may not look it but she was truly happy with her dress! She is just using her "model face".
Jenya
November 26, 2016
Love her posing! She sure knows how to show off her new gorgeous dress :) Love the sleeves in solid colour.