Copy Cat? Maybe so.

My husband bought me this dress for this past Mother’s Day. I was pregnant and needed some comfortable clothes to wear for church. We went to several places then ended up at Burke’s. I had not been to that store for a while. I found this dress after picking up something then putting it down. Then looking at this item and frowning my nose only to eventually go back to it. I did finally pick this dress.

I’m not pregnant in this picture. Baby was actually four weeks old. I like this dress because I can wear it post pregnant.

I wanted another dress like it but never went back to Burke’s because it’s about a 45 min drive. So, I remembered I had some very nice and soft fabric in the stash that felt exactly like the dress. It’s polyester and lycra. Very flowy and slippery. I went through my pattern stash and found New Look 6782.

View A without the braid or View B sans the belt fit the bill. I just lengthened it by about 6 inches. The instructions were very easy to follow. I am trying to remember because it has been a minute since I‘d sewn it. I don’t remember referencing them except only to do the hemming of the ‘sleeves’. I made size 14 and serged off a lot. In retrospect, I should have made the 12. I could have easily fit into since I had only gained 10 whole pounds! It’s now that I am gaining weight!

I made one change to the pattern to try and make it similar to the original one. On the picture above, I cut a seam across the back just like the original.

Here are a few more photos:

Back: full length

Front bodice

Front: full length

I tried NOT to get heart on my boobies but no matter how I turned the fabric, I had gotten the hearts, only turned in a different direction. And I still got this effect.

The skirt portion is not hemmed. I liked it this way. It is actually the selvage. I can’t give a full review until I make it according.  

                      

I don’t like the way there is much skin showing by the breast. I think I know how to fix that for next time.  I just simply don’t cut that dip as deep? Chime in and let me know.

That’s all except I won’t try the blow out look with a perm again!

Until next time,

Scheryka

Trace and Make?

.........NOT!!!!!!!!!!!  I tried my hand at tracing a RTW piece that I had inherited from my sister. I like the piece a lot. It is a sleeveless long bolero slash vest. It's a knit and too cute. Here is a picture of this piece of art. 

Kinda cute? It's not dresses with anything so it may be kind of hard to imagine. Sorry for my solomn look too. I mean really how hard is it to point and push? Get it right already will you! But I tried to remake this with another knit that was a bit tighter than the knit that this top is made out of. Mistake number one. Number two... I forgot to add seam allowances! Why do I always forget to so this when I know ..."Hey Schey, you're gonna regret this when the piece is done." So I know what I have to do now. Make me a sign that clearly suggests that I ...

                                  So, here is how the duplicate turned out.

Front                                                                Back

Now, without the seam allowance and a lot less hang and stretch as the original fabric, it fits my daughter much better. ...And she is only six....yeah six!

Here's the pictures of her trying to be like Mike....I mean me.

Fits her real good, huh? Well, she has since put the bolero/vest in her closet. Better luck next time, Schey.