Wearable Muslins for the Win
11:25 PMEarlier this year I had thought about joining in on the Little White Dress Contest on Pattern Review... I had an interesting pattern to try out and thought it might be fun. Well, I also decided that I'd muslin this pattern, which I don't do very often, but I didn't want to cut into my fancy white fabric from the stash without testing out whether the dress design would look good on me first.
So I picked up some muslin-ing fabric, a deep red Martha Stewart sheet on sale at the local Goodwill. Once I washed it, it was more of a brick red -- a lot of the dye bled out, but thankfully, I'd washed it all by itself. And I started working on Vogue 8755. I never did enter the LWD contest, as I barely finished the muslin before the deadline. But I like it so much that I've been wearing it with great delight. The only issue I found is that it is a bit snug around the ribcage -- I'd like another half-inch in each side seam. Fortunately the fabric has enough give that it isn't uncomfortably snug, though. I guess the pre-cutting measurements weren't so bad!
I've worn it a couple of times now, and am pleased that even if I didn't get further than my muslin, at least the red muslin itself has become a fun dress, that works with a sweater and tights but will also work alone in summer.
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With grey tights & sweater |
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I added pockets, of course |
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One of my better zips ever -- but you can notice that I haven't sewn in the hook & eye at the top yet... |
8 comments
This is gorgeous! I love the red on you! I also like the way you styled it, I think the red/grey combo is really classy.
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't have noticed the tightness, so if it's still comfortable, yay!
Thanks - yes, I love the colour combo and it really extends the wearability, I think.
DeleteYour dress is beautiful! Excellent work! Thank you for the inspiration!
ReplyDeleteThank YOU for your kind comments :)
DeleteLovely dress really suits you. I agree the red/ grey combo is a winner
ReplyDeleteThank you, I like it, and was so pleased my necklace matched too -- don't get a chance to wear it often.
DeleteBeautiful! And pockets for the win!! Love this dress, I'm on the hunt for yet another pattern for my stash now.
ReplyDeleteThis is a pattern that I could see many variations for...it's a great fit too -- and, yes, I love pockets! Hope you find your own copy of it!
DeleteShare your comments, ideas or suggestions here -- I am always interested in hearing from readers. It's nice to have a conversation!