It's about time I made this one! I bought it last fall and never quite got to it, though I ended up going shorter sleeved, so it technically isn't fall/winter exclusive.
Anyways, in case you don't know what pattern I am talking about by the title, it is the Oliver +S Book Report size 7 for Abby with shortened sleeves per her request. Though, I don't know, I think I made them hit in a weird spot- what do you think?
Yay?
Nay?
She wanted it shorter sleeve so she could wear it NOW (still pretty warm in our neck of the woods), though I made her put on leggings for the photos because it is a leeetle short when she lifts her arms- oops.
I used a light weight chambray, and was worried at first about using it since I thought I needed something heavier, but my some of my sweet sewing friends who have made this one before assured me it would be just lovely in a chambray. I think it is.
She thought the pockets were pretty cool. Oh, and she totally posed herself the whole time:)
Not a whole lot of exciting things to say here... great pattern, great instructions, yada yada, ya'll know how much I love Oliver + S. Except for one thing, I *hate* narrow hems. Hate them. I need to unpick this one in a few spots and fix it before it gets worn for reals.
Earlier in the week I was actually working on a Family Reunion dress, but then my serger jammed and I couldn't get it to work :/ so I decided to cut this and go Justine style with some pretty bound seam allowances. It was fun... at first... Then my awesome husband fixed my machine and showed me I have been threading it wrong for like, a year (seriously), so I kind of cheated around the sleeves and serged them.
So now my question is, go back to the Family Reunion because I hate having UFO's, or set it aside and play with my new patterns that just arrived today.... Hm....
Oh, it is lovely, Brittney - love it in the one fabric. And your bound seams are very pretty ;-)
ReplyDeleteI hate narrow hems too - narrow, curved are the worst!
As to the UFO v new patterns - do as you wish! (I still have a family reunion UFO from last December....)
I have been working on a rotation of one 'new project, one UFO'. It seems to make getting to the bottom of that pile less painful.
ReplyDeleteI love denim dresses, so cute and practical! This is lovely!
I LOVE it, but then again we love the book report at my house. G went off to school this morning wearing her orange one (with bike shorts underneath). I vote for shorter sleeves....but if I were my house I would never deal with the hassle of alterations after the fact. I plan on trying a bias strip to hem my next one b/c I too hate the curved hem.
ReplyDeleteBias tape to finish curved hems. Trust me on this one.
ReplyDeleteI love this dress, this is one of my favorite Book Report dresses I've seen - the chambray is just lovely.
I do think the sleeves would cuter a tad longer, or a tad shorter ... just my opinion.
It's adorable in chambray! I love the bound seam...so pretty.:) That's great that hubby was able to "fix" the serger.;)
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