April 8, 2013

My Easter Dress

 I had a week or so off between jobs and spent a fair amount of that time making new clothes which I believe can only be worn to the office on Fridays.  I'm sure I'll get a better sense of whether that is true or not as time goes by. 

I had a small amount of this knit that I most likely bought to make a version of the oh so popular Vogue 1250.  Instead of that dress, I made McCalls 5974 the Perfect Knit Dress (as labelled by the pattern).

Previously I had made Version A, the non wrap version.  This time, I made View D - the longer length wrap with the short sleeves.  I took a scrap of the fabric to Macy's and found a nice, bright navy cardigan that looks lovely with this but I didn't wear it at all on Easter - nor did I put shoes on.  :(

There was some talk on Instagram about doing a sew along for this pattern - but I went along without the others. 

The pattern is straight forward and easy to put together.  I used clear elastic to stabilize the shoulder seams and keep the neckline from gaping - but it does just a tiny bit still. 

This dress - even in this bright pattern - was easy to wear.  Hopefully, I'll get a bit more wear out of it in the future.

10 comments :

  1. The dress looks beautiful on you, love the style and colors. Great job.

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  2. Pretty dress...how is your new position...inquiring minds want to know???

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  3. Very pretty - you and the dress! Why won't that work with a solid cardi and pumps?

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  4. I love it!

    What a clever idea to use elastic on the neckline.

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  5. I just love love love the bright blues and greens pattern

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  6. Pretty and very flattering!

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  7. I avoid wraps because of the neckline gap. Tell me about using elastic. I do like that print and I think the style looks really good on you. Do you have to wear suits at work?

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  8. Your week of freedom was wisely spent - that dress looks just lovely! Glad you had such good weather over your Easter to go without a cardi.

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  9. That is a great dress. The fabric looks lovely. Very nice indeed.

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  10. Lovely dress - and such cute fabric!

    Congrats on the new job - I hope you are enjoying it :)

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