I'm in love with this fabric and for once found a great showcase for it.
The fabric is some Orla Kiely remnants, from the etsy shop Saved Fabrics, and the idea that I'm also saving this great fabric from the landfill is a nice perk.
The company i am patterns is new to me - I discovered them right before I left Arizona, and bought a bunch of their patterns to try. I made the Cupidon (here) and found it to be very simple and consisent with what I expected. They have a fun aesthetic and I'm excited to try more of their stuff too, eventually. I really appreciate that they have English translations.
I cut a size 36.
I have a large length of stems and quite a bit of the yellow hatched fabric, which is slightly denser and with an almost water-resistant feel although I believe it's still 100% cotton. For that reason I used it for the skirt, and also to keep the pattern less busy.
This was no. 1 of my dress project: goal is to find 2 dress patterns that I really like and want to keep mixing/matching/working on to finally attain a good fit. As you can imagine this pattern isn't in the running for that. It is cute in this fabric but it's too simple to be really interesting and it's not a shape I'd like any more of. However, it was so very fast to make and it's pretty foolproof for a variety of body shapes; as the pattern remarks you could also use any fabric - something thick and furry for winter might be nice, although I'd probably narrow the skirt so the gathers don't become overwhelming in a heavy fabric.
It's hard to have more to say. I used french seams on the body, but didn't on the sleeves and I top stitched them down, and because of the gathers I didn't attempt french seams on the waist. It was a super easy, fast sew and I know it's shapeless, but I think that the cool fabric makes up for that. Plus it's really nice for layering!
However I didn't shorten the skirt. So if you are average height or above and you don't want a tunic dress, you might take that into consideration. I'm 5'4"!
The fabric is some Orla Kiely remnants, from the etsy shop Saved Fabrics, and the idea that I'm also saving this great fabric from the landfill is a nice perk.
The company i am patterns is new to me - I discovered them right before I left Arizona, and bought a bunch of their patterns to try. I made the Cupidon (here) and found it to be very simple and consisent with what I expected. They have a fun aesthetic and I'm excited to try more of their stuff too, eventually. I really appreciate that they have English translations.
I cut a size 36.
I have a large length of stems and quite a bit of the yellow hatched fabric, which is slightly denser and with an almost water-resistant feel although I believe it's still 100% cotton. For that reason I used it for the skirt, and also to keep the pattern less busy.
This was no. 1 of my dress project: goal is to find 2 dress patterns that I really like and want to keep mixing/matching/working on to finally attain a good fit. As you can imagine this pattern isn't in the running for that. It is cute in this fabric but it's too simple to be really interesting and it's not a shape I'd like any more of. However, it was so very fast to make and it's pretty foolproof for a variety of body shapes; as the pattern remarks you could also use any fabric - something thick and furry for winter might be nice, although I'd probably narrow the skirt so the gathers don't become overwhelming in a heavy fabric.
It's hard to have more to say. I used french seams on the body, but didn't on the sleeves and I top stitched them down, and because of the gathers I didn't attempt french seams on the waist. It was a super easy, fast sew and I know it's shapeless, but I think that the cool fabric makes up for that. Plus it's really nice for layering!
However I didn't shorten the skirt. So if you are average height or above and you don't want a tunic dress, you might take that into consideration. I'm 5'4"!
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