I see a new dress in my near future

I am currently working on this cute dress for an intermediate class I am taking in Toronto:

NEWLOOK 6070

I love the sleeves and pleating on the front of this dress!  The man and I are on a tight budget saving everything we can for a down payment on a house, but a date night will definitely be in order once I finish this!!  And seriously how can I not be madly in love with this fabric - I have always been more of a jeans and t-shirt girl, so I don't have anything like this in my closet (other than my Lonsdale dress, which I still haven't had a chance to wear out)!  This year I intend to do some serious garment sewing, and begin to move away from my t-shirt drawer and into more classy and stylish clothing.

Kwik Sew 3913

I am also working on this tunic.  I am not too big on the pattern, but I thought it was perfect for this fabric and hopefully it will look great with some leggings and boots, or maybe dressed down a little over some jeans.  The fabric has this lacey look to it which is gorgeous, and again, completely out of my traditionally "casual" element!

Lonsdale, I think I love you

I.  Love.  This.  Dress!!

I am so happy with how the Lonsdale dress turned out, it is simply beautiful!  And really there were so many amazing seamstresses who followed Tasia's sew along, and every dress made looks absolutely fabulous!!  The dress has a unique halter front - mine worked best double knotted, mostly to compensate for my smaller bust proportions, and I love that it ties through the back.  It is also designed with the pear shaped lady in mind, and while I didn't think I had many curves going for me, I fit the measurements for a size 10 to the T (finally a pattern where my measurements don't span over 3 sizes!).

I will definitely make this dress again in the longer length, and although I love the fit, I could still make some small adjustments to the bust area.  I followed Tasia's sew-along, finishing the sides with a french seam and bound edges at the back.  Techniques I hadn't really tried before this, and I love the outcome!  The only thing I didn't do was hand pick the zipper.  No excuses though for the next dress.

The waist is hard to distinguish because of the busy design but I love this belt with the dress.  This is actually a pretty bold fabric for me as well but I am so happy I picked it up when I found it at Fabricland!!  I ended up with quite a bit left, which I am thinking of using for the Sorbetto tank from Colette Patterns.

Thanks for stopping by!  Cheers!