Today I had the great fortune of spending the afternoon learning how to crochet from Joanne. She’s such a patient teacher. And funny to boot. Sadly I have no photos to show for it because, well, I forgot to take any. But be assured, there was eating, drinking and lots of gabbing.
For the special occasion I wore my new babydoll dress. Because the pattern is so easy to put together I knew I had to whip another one up fast, before I got distracted by something else. This dress came together in about two hours, cutting included. That’s a big deal for me, y’all. It means I am getting better at sewing knits. Huzzah!
I used a lovely double-knit jersey bought from Fabrics Galore in Battersea. Shivani and I had a nice afternoon shopping there last week and we both came home with this jersey. For this babydoll version I left the sleeves out. Because, really, when am I ever not wearing a cardi? Hardly ever. I made some binding, cutting them 2.5 inches wide. In hindsight, I would go a bit narrower.
I remembered to fix the gaping problem I had in the last dress by reducing the back bodice by 1 inch. Worked out perfectly. No gaping!
But I totally forgot to make the front skirt longer, to compensate for the bump. If I make another I hope to fix that issue then.
So there’s that. Another lovely knit dress that came together without any hitches. Now I have to return to my Juniper trousers, which I have been ignoring for quite some time now.
Oh this is just so lovely. And you really have cracked knits. This is beautifully made.
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Cute dress and beautiful fabric! Looks super comfy too. I’m very tempted to make one, though after having 2 kids I tend to shy away from the baby doll style since it makes me look pregnant! Very nice work though!
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It’s gorgeous and your bindings are so neat! It sounds like you had a really lovely day.
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That is REALLY nice and I love that fabric! The two-hour dress. Can’t go wrong.
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Very, very cute…well done again! Kat bought me the book for cheap from near where she works and now I can’t wait to see her in December to get my hands on it! I love sewing with knits/jersey and I can’t wait to make this dress….!!!
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This is so sweet–I love it 🙂 Where did this pattern come from?
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It’s a babydoll dress from Sew U Home Stretch. I wrote about another version here.
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Thanks!
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Gah! I love the fabric you used for this dress. Way to go conquering those knits!
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this is so lovely! I really wish I’d bought more of it so that I could make a dress too! well done on working out the fit issues. x
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That fabric is to die for! And it’s awesome that you got that done so quickly, I’m jealous!
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Lovely jersey and a great dress.
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Ooh pretty! And cardigans rule, lol 🙂
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so lovely. love this fabric and it looks super cute! well done!
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Great fabric! I love this dress. Super job!
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I thought this dress was fab IRL! Lovely afternoon Mela thank you – keep practicing those granny squares!
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Cute as ever! I love that from a distance the fabric looks pink but close up it is red and blue (or maybe that’s my eyes).
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Thank you. And no, your eyes are right. The shapes are red and the background is navy.
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oooh! This fabric is gorgeous, I love the colours.The dress looks so comfy and perfect for the autumn.
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Just adorable!
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It’s lovely dress. It’s great idea to make dress without sleeves, and wore it with cardi! I allways think that dress for fall mast have sleeves, but it isn’t true. This outfit of yours looks great.
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Oh, I love the print on this fabric! It’s so neat, looks like a pretty burgundy from farther away and really interesting up close. The dress is adorable, I’m really loving your knit babydolls. What a perfect maternity item!
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So I know everyone has already said it, but that’s some awesome fabric! And the dress looks great. So cute for your bump!
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Thank you! I knew I had to have it when I saw it.
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This looks really, really lovely. You are positively glowing. Amazing that you made such a great looking dress in so short a time. I can only wish… The colour suits you as well.
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A two-hour dress? Correction: A two-hour, super-cute dress in a lovely fabric? I’m thoroughly impressed.
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Really cute! I love this fabric!
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