Just Another Lady Skater

There really nothing to see here.  Just another Lady Skater Dress.  I don't use the bands on the neckline or sleeves - can't be bothered.  

This was cut and sewn at Sew Camp back at the end of March.  JB - who rarely notices my clothing - said this dress looked good when I wore in on vacation in Spain!  

The fabric is pretty floral with bright blue flowers all over it.  Along with some red, pink and white.  I bought this at Fabric Mart - and honestly - it was a pretty quick turn around from purchase to garment!

I need to remember to raise the neckline - or at least widen the shoulders when I make this pattern.  This dress is comfortable and easy to wear.  I'm in love with florals this year.  Pretty soon my closet will have nothing but floral dresses in it. 

Just a few out-takes.  JB and The Musical One thought it would be fun if I posed with Hank the Heron - too bad it's blurry.  I like the dress in black and white - if anyone sees a print like this - please let me know!

Another Skater Hack

This time I took the lady skater dress pattern and an article from Threads.

I created the cowl neck lady skater. 

 

The fabric is an ITY that I bought from Fabric Mart

on sale just before my birthday.

It got sewn up quite quickly.

 

 The boots look a bit dark with this print, which is orange, olive, ivory and dark brown.  I bought 3 yards at just over $3 a yard so it's the $10 dress. 

I think the next hack might be to add darts to the bodice or maybe gathers a la the ottobre tee.

I have 3 more pieces of ITY from this order - maybe there are more lady skaters in my future.  It's an easy, simple dress and is easily adaptable for hacks. 

Mash Up - Lady Renfrew Skater

 JB says this fabric made him dizzy to look at. 

The fabric is a pink/red and black tiny stripe knit that I got at JoAnns.  I really need to stay out of there and spend my fabric money at Mood or Fabric Mart.  This dress won't last long - the fabric is thin. 

This dress is totally a mash up.  I started with the Lady Skater and honestly, made no adjustment to the neckline shape - other than to omit the neck band.  Instead I added a single layer cowl from the Renfrew pattern. 

I still need to take length out of the bodice of this pattern.  The skirt - even though it's not heavy in this thin knit - pulls the waist seam down making it lower than my waist.





To tone down the bright - pinkness and the dizzy factor - I wore it with black.  Belt, cardigan, nylons and boots. 

I have been teaching The Musical One how to hem dresses for me.  JB has no interest in learning.  In fact, I had to go on strike and refused to cook Sunday dinner until one of them learned and helped me.  I need to either get back to the same size that Lou (the Dummy is) or adjust her to fit me.  Then I can mark the hem myself. 

This is an issue because for some reason - this dress has a high/low hem.  Ummm - I'm not a huge fan of the trend, but it hangs evenly and make a smooth transition from front to back.  Due to the short lifespan of this dress (see fabric issues above), I'm not going to bother fixing it. 



Not sure what's going on in this photo - what I was looking it.  Maybe the pile of shoes in the entry way.  I would really like to replace that bench and hide those shoes. 

For those who are wondering - the Renfrew cowl fits on the Lady Skater just fine.  I wish it was drapier.   Is that a word? 

So now I've made 3 versions of the lady skater and have another one planned - hopefully this weekend.  Right after I make a fancy dress for a charity event in a few weeks.  ::gulp::

New Look 6224

or the last dress of Summer. 

 

The fabric is a very light weight, floral jersey from Girl Charlie.

 

The pattern is a combo of New Look 6224

for the bodice and the Lady Skater for the skirt.

 

 

 This pattern is for wovens.

But honestly, I couldn't be bothered.

I made it with a knit and it worked just great.

 

I made this dress the last weekend in September.

It was comfortable and easy to wear.

I love the Lady Skater skirt - it's fun.

 

There is some green in the print so I put on a green belt to help highlight my waist.

I still have one and I like to show it.

Lady Skater

I finally hopped on the PDF pattern bandwagon and bought the Lady Skater Pattern.  I will admit to
having a hard time getting the pattern lines to line up when taping the pattern together.  If you follow me on instagram you saw.  I just smoothed those lines out when tracing the pattern.

I made my 'normal' adjustments when tracing the pattern.  For me that includes taking about 2.5" out of the back waist length.  I also ended up taking .75" out of the front waist and depending on the fabric, I could actually take a bit more out.  I added 4" to the skirt when I traced it and then added another 2" when cutting this fabric. 

The fabric is an ITY Knit that I bought from Fabric.com sometime in the last couple of years.  It is a pink and brown print and I had 3 yards, which was enough to make me this dress and make a magic pencil skirt for The Princess. 

I had to throw a temper tantrum to get The Musical One to mark the hem on this dress and then it took me a week to get it sewn.  Sparking the coverstitch question.  I think the hem is a bit high - you know, because I have old lady knees, but the dress is so much fun to wear that I wasn't worried that my knees were showing all day!  Oh - and if you notice I'm wearing heels in the pics?  Yea - I've been going to massage and I'm up to wearing short heels half a day!  Yea!!!

There's really not a lot to say about this dress it's a quick, easy sew that is flattering on everyone I've seen.  If you haven't made one yet - you need to try it!