So this is it. My new standby. Expect many variations to come.
What's your standby?
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I usually have a go to type of garment in my closet that I can throw on when I just need to rush out the door and not think about what I'm wearing. It needs to be simple and look decent without effort. I usually end up with a few variations on the same thing just to make life easy. It has changed over the years...jean shorts and tank top, turtle neck dresses and leggings, ugly sweaters and skinny jeans. But I found that I had gone through another transition and my closet was lacking just that thing until now. This is the Lady Skater dress by Kitschy Coo patterns. I've seen this dress on tons of blogs and everyone looks great in it. I've been meaning to make this up for awhile. This is actually my second version, but I cut out the bodice first before realizing I didn't have enough fabric for the skirt and had to put it on hold. I made a straight size 4 without any alterations. It looks like the sleeves need to be narrowed a bit for this length and I might need to take a bit of excess fabric out of the back by shortening the bodice. Otherwise it fits well and is amazingly comfortable. The pattern was easy to follow and I liked the way it had you add clear elastic to the bodice before construction. I changed the order of putting together the neckline and arm bands because I find I get a cleaner finish when I add them in the round. I didn't bother finishing the hem because it's a casual dress and I thought it would look wavy and crappy. The polka dot fabric is some cheap fabric that I got at an Our Social Fabric sale in a bin. The blue rib knit I picked up at Dressew to match at a later date. The rib knit is a beautiful fabric that is overly nice for the bodice but it colour matched and it feels nice so there ya go.
So this is it. My new standby. Expect many variations to come. What's your standby?
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Kerri
10/27/2014 04:25:47 pm
How come you don't wear this?
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Renée
11/3/2014 08:27:22 am
Because it's rainy and cold. I will wear it again in the spring.
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