Summer Dress and Sewing Plans

This is something I planned on making for about the last 3 months or so. I wanted to enter a contest and this was one of the patterns that could be used as an entry. Since I already had it, I thought “no problem”. The entry wasn’t due until July 1st. That was before I got sick in June which put my sewing off for about a week or so. So, on June 29th, I decided to go for it. Miraculously, I made this in 2 days!

This is Simplicity 8384. I used a stretch cotton twill that’s fairly light-weight. This is View C which is the shortest of the dress lengths. I was concerned about making the handkerchief hem (I thought it would be much more difficult), but everything worked out well. As you know if you’ve been reading my blog for a while, I love pockets so this was another reason for me to love this dress.

The dress features elastic in the back to help hold it in and give it some shape. It just helps to accentuate the waist. Otherwise it would be fairly shapeless and I don’t wear garments like that. It’s just not a good look for me. Since I’m sort of rectangular shaped, I like anything that makes me look like I have a waist!

I didn’t need to change the pattern in any way. The only thing I did differently was to use sew-on snaps instead of buttons. It just seemed that there was enough going on with the polka dots. I didn’t want to add anything extra to the dress.

This is a perfect little casual day dress that’s great for summer.

Now as for future sewing plans, I’m in the process of making myself some shorts, then on to a couple of T-shirts. I have a new pattern I want to try for that. I feel like I’m getting back on track with my sewing and blogging so I need to continue and forge ahead. I made good progress for the first half of the year. Now that we are into the second half (unbelievable), I want to continue working towards my goals and sharing my journey along the way.

Until next time…

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