Monday, 30 March 2015

Simplicity Amazing Fit 1800

This was one of the first dresses I made starting out. It looked daunting at first to a newbie because of the number of pieces and the way it is made. However I was attracted to it due to the fact it is suitable for those with bigger busts and no full bust adjustments are required. 

Hint, do not use your best thread at first! This dress requires you to sew some pieces wrong side together at the start so it's easier to adjust later. You then unpick the thread and sew new seams depending on any adjustments.

I chose to make option B as I prefer shorter sleeves. For this dress I used a plain navy cotton, dress lining and lightweight interfacing. However due to static and the fact that it's slightly see through I would recommend a slip. The pattern calls for a standard zip but I used an invisible zip as I think they look neater. 

I found the pattern easy to follow, even when some steps called for wrong sides together. There was a moment when I was a little confused with the facings diagram but figured it out in the end. The good thing with this pattern is once you've made one dress you can go straight in to making another without haveing to make it seams out.

Overall the dress fits really well. I only had to make one minor adjustment as the front bodice was gaping a bit. I ended up making two in this design and will probably end up making more.

Front of the dress
Rear of the dress
Second dress I made (excuse the mess, we are working on the house!)

Saturday, 28 March 2015

Well I haven't got off to a great start!!

Well I haven't got off to a very good start with this blog have I!

Truth is we've been having some work done to the house so I've kind of lost my sewing area for a bit. Hopefully I'll get back up a running again and will shortly be posting some of the items I have made between my first post and now.

What better way to start off sewing again by entering a competition! I've entered Simplicity's Bloggers Challenge in the Best Vintage Make category.

I've admired this pattern for a while so am thrilled to be able to give it a go.



I think I have the perfect fabric but I'll share this once I receive my pattern!