I just finished sewing up a new dress! I chose the Easy Kimono Dress from Pattern Runway after searching around on Etsy, and I love that I'm supporting another independent pattern designer.
Overall, I love this dress! I found a fun, silky print to sew it with, and I'm super happy with how it turned out. It will pretty much match everything, and I can dress it up or down. I chose to sew it in a size medium, and apparently I underestimated the girth of my hips... cause it's a bit more snug down there than I would have liked. It definitely won't influence how much I think I'll be wearing this dress since I just love it! I already have some fabric lined up to sew another dress, and I'll probably make the skirt portion just a wee bit larger.
This dress took me 3 evenings to create, and the hardest part by far was cutting out the pieces because the fabric kept wanting to shift around! I haven't sewn with silky fabric like this before, but I used a new microtex sharp needle (size 70/10), pinned liberally, and it went just swimmingly. It was hard to press, since the fabric didn't really want to crease. I suppose that's good news, so I won't have to deal with wrinkles when I wear it!
I like it! comfortable, simple design, and professional too!
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