Lady Skater Dress in tribal tophat knit fabric

Last year I purchased a set of patterns from pattern parcel. I am trying to support more indie designers. The first parcel had some awesome patterns! It has taken me long to actually get to sewing.

But one day while going through my knit fabric (that I got from G Street fabrics with a Groupon) I saw this tribal knit fabric and thought, BOOM, made the lady skater dress! I call this the top hat as the longer I stared at the fabric there looked like there was a man with a top hat on....

So I picked pattern #1, the lady skater by Kitschy Coo. The fabric was thin so I had to double up on thickness, both top and bottom. I opted for 3/4 length sleeves.

This pattern was easy to cut and easy to sew. The pictures in the tutorial was a bit hard to follow and I thought it could be better drawn out for clarity. If you are a beginner sewer you might get confused. The only thing I did not do was add the clear elastic- I did not have any on hand. I did add tricot ribbon at the shoulders to assist with the drooping from the weight. I did not add length but it is made for 5'5" and I am 5'8". I actually like where it falls, I think it compliments my height well. Too long of skirts on me, don't work with my dimensions. Here is one photo of me cutting the skirt. Everything again is doubled because the fabric is thin. The only thing that is not double are the sleeves.

Here is my new dress! It fits like a glove and I got exactly what the picture showed.

OMG I want to make more of these!!! I am already searching for other knits in my stash. I might make the cap sleeve version next. I highly recommend this pattern! This will be my MGAM for February. Wahoo!!! I love sewing easy dresses. This dress is super easy to sew.

Cheers,
Lauren

Faux Wrap Maxi Dress, McCall's 6700

My September MGAM is finally done and pictures are taken. This was due to the fact I cut off part of my thumb. Sewing was not happening. But everyone knows this by now. 

I felt it might be big... cut a 10 instead of my normal 12.Glad I did. It was very easy to sew. And this fabric is super comfortable. I got it at G street fabrics using a groupon. This fabric was in the sale bin so it was less than $2 a yard. Oh yeah! And I had just enough fabric. :)

I have to wear a tank underneath since it is a too low for my taste. 

Fits well. Comfortable. Long enough (still waiting for the final hem). And when you have a thumb that is healing, this is a great dress to wear. :)

Cheers,
Lauren

September MGAM plans

While it is still warm, I am going to make this maxi dress with this fabric I found at G street fabrics on sale. It is this fun, tribal sort of print with a lot of colors.

And I just got a cover stitcher so I hope to hem the dress with my new machine if I can get the darn thing to work properly! Let's see. I am excited about this dress!

Cheers,
Lauren