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| Line drawings from Cashmerette |
Aside: I was doing so well blogging again and then I ran out of vacations to talk about and already photographed garments. So, let's try this again - shall we?
I am a pattern tester for Cashmerette - and I love it! When the call was sent out for testers for Holyoke, I jumped all over it! While I can't really see myself wearing the dress - I can absolutely see me wearing the maxi skirt!
The Holyoke has 2 views and both have:
- Princess seams which are super curve-friendly and allow for easy adjustment;
- faux button placket down the front;
- elastic at the back waist;
- super swooshy maxi length - with is easy to shorten; and
- pockets
My test garment was made from some long stashed rayon that has brightly colored buildings all over it. I love it! I think I have a green that will coordinate to make a better top than the white I've been wearing it with. Other notions include elastic, stabilizer and some long stashed and not sure how I was going to use them square green buttons.
I made absolutely no changes to my pattern pieces for this garment! The only thing I did different than the instructions is to stitch the pockets to the skirt front - I just like that better than the pockets flopping around loose inside my garment. Bonus - on anything that has a pull on waist - it's really easy to see which side is the front - just sayin'
I've already got another maxi skirt cut out of a quilting cotton and I might consider making the dress if I added a "football' sleeve to it. I also bought some red twill during our Fabric Mart trip to make another - this skirt is a winner!
I can also see this being added as a middie skirt into my closet, in denim as a tribute to Carolyn.
All photos, in this blog post and for the next few are thanks to Carolyn. If you have trouble getting great photos for your blog - I suggest you find a friend who will make you very uncomfortable and then take the most flattering photos of you ever!
I was laughing so hard in this one! Then we pulled JB into the pics and you can see his most recent new shirt - very food themed with knives, forks and spoons all over it!
So - if you have been looking for the perfect button front skirt, no matter what length you make it - I don't think you can go wrong with this one. I'm not sure I'll ever make the summer sundress, but as a skirt - it's sure a winner!
Next Up - the L O N G Sew Camp Review!
