Simplicity 2865 – Built by You Jersey dress
As soon as I saw this fabric at my LFS I knew i had to make a soft tank dress out of it. Luckily, I had just the pattern in my stash!
I lengthened the torso by 1 " and I’m glad I did. The side inserts now fit exactly over my hips in a way that I think they were meant to. I didn’t lengthen the hem at all.
This was a super satisfying instant gratification project. I bought the fabric on a Thursday, and traced out the patter and modified it on Friday afternoon on the tables at work. I took it home and sewed most of the evening and then finished it up on Saturday afternoon. I serged all the seams and used a small zig zag stitch on my regular machine for the bindings and the hems.
Some cotton blend jersey - Chic Fabrics (39th St), cotton thread.
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Jun 23, 2010, 09.05 AMby cubicdreams
This is lovely! The shape looks really comfortable.
Jun 10, 2010, 10.15 PMby smalldose
ooh..i LOVE the fabric! what a perfect swimsuit cover up!
May 5, 2010, 09.03 PMby zickzack
Spring colour splash! Instant gratification projects are great
May 5, 2010, 02.43 AMby judeb
Beautiful dress and just love that fabric