Monday 20 December 2010

Pattern Review - Simplicity 2360 - the spotty ruffle dress

Phew, only 2 more days of work this year!  I cannot wait to have a break!  Apologies, I am a bit knackered so if you want full details you will need to check out the full review (see sidebar).

So this dress was inspired by the fabric, a polyester crepe de chine at a minuscule $5.00 per metre.  I already had loads of thread and elastic so this worked out to be about a $10 dress. 

Here is the front.

And the back.

I had to make a quick fix at the waist as the bodice was too short.  I attached a band in the middle and top-stitched the seam allowances down to make two elastic casings instead of one as provided in the pattern - sorry the picture isn't very clear.


Overall a pretty quick and easy make and the pattern has potential to be used for a heap of different garments.

6 comments:

McVal said...

Cute! I love it! I can't wait until Christmas is over so I can do more sewing that isn't for gifts!

sewistafashionista said...

The waistaband worked out really well. Good fix. The dress looks great.

jacquie said...

Such a pretty dress! What a great pattern, had never noticed that one before. Have a nice break!

BCN - UNIQUE designer patterns said...

Hi Josie.- Only wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. My best wishes for another year full of happy sewing ...!!!

Gail said...

Very feminine dress. It fits you very well.

Anonymous said...

I'd love to spray cum all over that pretty dress