Yep, it's been a while! After returning from Alaska (and purchasing even more land!), school started for the boys, then it started for me (for the classes I take) and a month later school started again (for the classes I teach). Somewhere in there, we did a major remodel in our house and then painted and replaced carpeting in half the house. Sewing has been low on the priority list! Note: this has not kept me from amassing more and more fabric in the wild hopes that I will eventually have time and access to my sewing room again :)
Even though I haven't been sewing a lot, but I do have a few completed projects to document. First up is this dress sewn back in July, and solely made to coordinate with the necklace made by my brother's girlfriend (thank you, Olivia!):
The fabric is a ponte knit (from Harts Fabric), with a nice weight. I liked the "scratch plaid" pattern and it played well with the variegation of the stones in the necklace.
The pattern is a simple, 60s style shift from
Burda Style. (B7031) I love, love, love the French darts, but it makes me laugh that the description says the dress has "unsophisticated style lines". Huh? Perhaps lost in translation?
I omitted the back zipper since the neckline is wide enough and the fabric has enough stretch.
The dress is amazingly comfortable, yet stylish enough to wear to work. While I wore it with pointy toed black flats this fall, I'll definitely pair it with boots and tights when the weather gets colder.
More Fall looks to follow!
