Mirroring Suzy Bee Sews - Life So Strange It Should Be Fiction

I'm on a stash busting mission at the moment so sewing through what I have - I got this jersey from Rathdowne Fabrics a year or two ago. Its got great recovery and is a nice medium weight. I've made this dress a couple of times now but mostly with crappier knits so this dress should *fingers crossed* last a lot longer. Because this is only a medium weight, I wanted the waistband to have more heft to it so I cut 2 and interfaced them both with a weft interfacing. This gives it a lot more stability and helps it sit smoother when wearing the dress. I did my same adjustments as last time - the back is a 45, front is a 40D and the waistband/skirt is a 42.5". I extended the sleeves by 1.5" and widen them slightly by about .5". Except I added to the bust length, this pattern is meant to be sewn without having to add a FBA but I found with me the length through the bodice I just way too short. I got myself a coverstitch machine this year, talk abo...

It feels like forever since I blogged, I've been so much sewing but its all been for other people/premmie gowns/quilts/wadders. So heres a nice entry back to some selfish sewing - another Tiramisu! Fabric is a cotton t-shirt knit from Spotlight with little clouds printed on it and a ponte waistband. I should have taken some close-ups, the fabrics quite cute. I fiddled a little bit with the fit, its a 40D front and a 45 back plus about 1" added to the bodice length. I had some pulling at the front so it was unpicked and each side moved towards the centre by about 1" on either side so it doesn't cross over as far now. It could still do with some more bodice length, so have added it for next time

I cut out this version straight after finishing the last one, I love this pattern! I've had this fabric in my stash for a while, it was one of those preshirred fabrics that are hemmed on one end and shirred on the other, I suppose its so you could make a really quick strapless dress out of it. I chopped off the shirred bit and just used the bottom half. I had plans for this to be a teal knit on the top and the stripes on the bottom to break it up a bit, but the teal ended up too tight and got chucked aside. Luckily I had enough to cut out the bodice from the leftover stripes! I always seem to struggle with knits being either too stretchy or not stretchy enough! Same sizing as last time , I did add about 1cm to the bodice front though and it sits nicely underbust now. I love the stripe layout, the pattern makes it really easy, I cut everything in a single layout using this technique . It means the stripes are identical and makes it so much easier to sew. I read a  blog post  th...