I debated what to do with this beautiful fabric for quite awhile. It is a batik terry cloth from emmaonesock.
Finally I decided to start by making an Ondee, and then making something else with the leftovers.
The repeat is a square with the blue border and I wasn't sure how to approach it. I went for centering the pattern and placing the strips in a visually neat place (and the bindings) and I adore it. I made a size 38, and as my previous Ondee, it was a very easy pattern with no news to report.
But...my caveat is that the waist is really tight and I was feeling like Houdini getting in and out of it. Also, I wanted to make a skater with the rest of this fabric...and I didn't have enough. So I decided it was time for my first Frankendress...an Ondee-skater.
I didn't have enough fabric to really plan how I laid out the skirt, but once I got the two attached they matched up perfectly...except for having the pattern in the middle driving me crazy!
I switched the front and back panels, which helped a bit. The dress is cozy, and it's stretchy, and it's roomy - either because the Ondee was a bit wider than the skirt panels, or because of the multiple times that I ripped out the waist stitching. The lightning bolt waist stitching. Grrr...
So it's a bit more roomy than I'm used to. I love the pattern, I love the fabric, but I can't quite escape that the Ondee was a better match for it in some ways. The dress is comfortable to wear but everyone else likes it more than I do! Not sure whether I'll keep it.
Finally I decided to start by making an Ondee, and then making something else with the leftovers.
The repeat is a square with the blue border and I wasn't sure how to approach it. I went for centering the pattern and placing the strips in a visually neat place (and the bindings) and I adore it. I made a size 38, and as my previous Ondee, it was a very easy pattern with no news to report.
But...my caveat is that the waist is really tight and I was feeling like Houdini getting in and out of it. Also, I wanted to make a skater with the rest of this fabric...and I didn't have enough. So I decided it was time for my first Frankendress...an Ondee-skater.
I didn't have enough fabric to really plan how I laid out the skirt, but once I got the two attached they matched up perfectly...except for having the pattern in the middle driving me crazy!
I switched the front and back panels, which helped a bit. The dress is cozy, and it's stretchy, and it's roomy - either because the Ondee was a bit wider than the skirt panels, or because of the multiple times that I ripped out the waist stitching. The lightning bolt waist stitching. Grrr...
So it's a bit more roomy than I'm used to. I love the pattern, I love the fabric, but I can't quite escape that the Ondee was a better match for it in some ways. The dress is comfortable to wear but everyone else likes it more than I do! Not sure whether I'll keep it.
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