I love this dress and jacket. Some of you may think she’s wearing a tablecloth, but I think it looks fantastic. Here’s another view of the same dress:
In the past weeks I’ve been working my way through my cut-out-but-not-sewn-yet pile. I finished off Simplicity 3504:
This is an “inspired by Project Runway” pattern, and has a number of sleeve and neckline options. I let Clare choose which options she thought she would look good on me. I don’t think I’d have chosen the puffy double sleeve myself.
I cut this out as a size 12 after measuring myself and the finished pattern. I thought it would be fine taking ease into account but I think I should still have done a FBA. It seems to be a little snug across the boobs, but fits okay elsewhere. Still not sure about the neckline on me either. The fabric is a cotton lawn from Spotlight. I’ll wear this top, but I don’t think it will be a favourite. I’d like to try the pattern again with a different neckline and sleeve. And a FBA.