adult's clothing, sewing

he used to bring me roses….

Like many others, I have finally sewn up a Lisette Portfolio dress, aka Simplicity 2245.

Lisette Portfolio dress

This is the dress version – there is also a top and a tunic – made from soft denim. You’ve already seen this denim plenty of times – I used it in these dresses and this bag. And I still have some left! Not bad for an op-shop purchase of around $10. The orange sleeve bands and neck trim come from Ikea. Because it’s fairly heavy weight, I didn’t interface any of it.

Lisette Portfolio dress

I rather like the buttoned opening on the back, even though it’s not really necessary. This goes over my head fine without the buttons being undone.

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But I think that my favourite part of this dress is the way that the front princess seams extend into pockets! Just adorable and so practical!

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This is in size 12, without any alterations other than taking a two inch hem and accidentally cutting the sleeve bands narrower than I was meant to. I used the blind hemming stitch on my machine and you can barely see it. I think that it is time to explore the functionality of my machine a little further and use a few more of the specialty stitches and the specialty feet.

Lisette Portfolio dress

I recommend this pattern – it seems to look good on most people, and has lovely details. I’ll possibly even use it again! The pattern also includes a pair of pants, which I haven’t seen made up all that often but are a nice slimline shape. Very versatile and a little unusual.

Lisette Portfolio dress

But there is one problem with this dress – did you wonder about the title of this blog post? When I was sewing this up at Sewjourn, my gorgeous friend Megan exclaimed “oh my, I hope you don’t mind me saying this, but in that fabric your dress really reminds me of a prison smock…”

he used to bring me roses...

Just call me Bea.