I cut this dress out in February thinking that I would have plenty of time to get it done before the Fourth of July. Well, I starting sewing the buttons on at midnight, the midnight that technically started July the 5th. This was after a full sweaty day of frantic sewing, oh, and having fuzz from the serger fly around and stick to my skin so that I was kind of blue tinged by the end of the day. There is a reason why winter and spring are my preferred sewing seasons.

The pattern I used was M4769, view C, shortened a bit because it's hawwwwt outside. My only complaint about the pattern was the difficulty of placing the collar facing. Wait, make that 'complaints', plural, because the pockets are also too shallow to be useful. It's a shame to have a dress that cares to have pockets but not be able to use them without worrying that everything is going to fall out when you sit down. However, I will forever love shirt dresses and I will put up with serious amounts of frustration because they are great.

Labels: dress, projects, sewing

posted by Alison 7/05/2009 10:15:00 PM : (0) comments : splink