The Road to a #MeMade Wardrobe: Simplicity (8291)
I was really scared to make this dress. It looks so perfect on Mimi. But I’m shaped like the Kool-Aid man…if the Kool-Aid man had big ole titties. Anyway, I love the idea of a form fitting maxi. But in practice I just end up looking pregnant. And I don’t need that kinda shit in my life.
But after I stumbled upon a double knit that I felt could hold me in without making me hot, I thought it might be just the fabric for this dress. As usual, I was right.
Pattern: Simplicity Pattern 8291 Mimi G Style Misses'/Women's Knit Dress
Fabric: Golden, flower print double-knit from Michael Levine’s Loft
Style: Maxi Dress
Vintage/Contemporary: Contemporary
Pattern Edits:
1. I added a lining to the front of the dress. This was more functional than anything. I wanted to insure that the fabric that would be covering my midsection would be stretchy (comfortable) but firm (smoke and mirrors to hide my chub).
2. I made the hem asymmetrical. This was totally by accident. I had issues matching up the sides and because of that I ended up cutting the hem ALL THE WAY wrong. I contemplated just shortening the dress and making the hem even. But after checking myself out, I thought that the fuck up actually worked. So I kept it.
Lessons Learned:
1. I need to use a marker to mark my notches. I generally don’t cut notches because I use pinking shears to cut my fabric. Because of that, it is very difficult to see notches. So I put pins in the pattern pieces to mark where ethe notches go. The notches help you match up your pattern pieces to each other. But I think because of the fabric I was using, the pins fell out. So when I tried to match up the front of the dress to the back all types of fuckery went down.
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