A Comfy day dress

After all the holiday celebrations & dinners it is nice to chill out

& wear something comfortable....aka fat day dress, that iMade!

This dress was made using my New Look 

pattern 6936.  Another easy dress & it was an

easy sew but it had been laying around since summer for

me to finish it up!

I did make a change by ommiting the elastic around

the bodice.....I did sew it in & then seam ripped it out.

as you can noticeably see.

It was way more comfortable this way &

I  serged the neckline & butterfly sleeves in hot pink.

I really like this fabric from 

Laura's Fashion Fabric in White Rock, B.C.

& I think I am out of fabric (lol) so I will be there shopping soon.

Oh & "mom" necklace, the green amethyst ring &

white bootie slippers are all gifts from 

my loving family.

Sew you later!

Blue Marine Dress.....inspiration.

The design for this dress has been in

my mind for a couple of years 

when I saw this dress from 

Blue Marine.

I made a summer version with short sleeves
using a New Look 6936 pattern.
I omitted the tie gathering at the
upper bodice.

The fabric is a jersey/knit that I found
at Laura's Fashion Fabric in White Rock BC.
& as this is a very easy pattern only
a couple of hours to finish.
This was another dress that was
tossed into a pile to be finished
from last year!

Sew you later!

Tunic....dress or top?

I have sewn a few tunic dresses but they are not my favorite type of dress.   They usually have little shape to them & look like a sack on me.  I do like that they are easy to sew but what is the point if you are never going to wear them out of the house.  This spring I have seen  different versions of the tunic dress that I like so I went ahead & used this pattern that I had.... New Look 6936.  



 It really is a two hour dress to sew - amazing....and that also included cutting the pattern.  It was so easy & the instructions were clearly written. 



I had this knit/unknown fibre fabric that I liked & had no problems sewing with it. 



 After I tried it on though it looked a little short for a dress. 



So I tried with black leggings & it seemed more of a top. 



This will be another project that will be worn around the house... if that! 

Well I did wear it to out to the garage....so technically I wore it out of the house....interestingly the "husband" likes this dress/top.... and he usually does not like these sack dresses as he calls them.  Whats your take on tunic dresses....love or hate?