Happy Fall! Wine and Chocolate- two of my favorite things that go together so well! It's no wonder that I would be drawn to them as colors in my wardrobe too. In my last post from August, I had shown you my sewing plans gathering fabrics in browns and reds for making some clothes for September and October. I actually completed everything over the Labor Day weekend, but September has been too darn hot to even contemplate taking pictures of everything! Finally, we've got some beautiful cool weather, so now I can show you! This dress is a rayon lycra knit, and I used New Look 6525 for the basic pattern, but just 3/4 length sleeves. I really like the variations in this pattern, and I can see it becoming a TNT (Tried and True) style for me. One thing that I changed was to add a knit neckband. The pattern instructions want you to use bias tape, which is never going to look as good on a knit fabric as a neckband will. I also ad...
Ann's Sewing Experiments