Even if I am that type of person you always caught wearing a pair of jeans, I really do love dresses; strangely, always when the temperature is at its worse. Snow, rain, wind, give it to me: I’ll wear a dress that day! Maybe it’s psychological. By feeling feminine and good, it gives me a boost to start the day off right. Or not. Anyhow, when Fabricville released its new spring collecting, I had the feeling this next season would be a pleasant one, even if Mother Nature decides to cause us troubles. There is a nice section of lightweight colourful fabrics and I fell in love with a couple of them, it’s dangerous (dangerous for my wallet or my social life is I stay hidden to sew).
Originally, I wanted to use this beautiful white fabric with this pink and red print that looked a bit like dots, but the fabric was a too see-through for a dress. I will, however, go back there and probably buy it to create a top or something. It’s in the same collection as the fabric I chose, which is a bubbly crepe coordinate (MR312). Even if I have underestimated its stretch, it was such a fun fabric to sew with. It’s soft, doesn’t really fray, and it doesn’t wrinkle easily, which is the best!
Spring is always the season where sewing companies release a lot of patterns to create your own dress and this time, I decided to use McCall’s 7536. I blended the pieces of the pattern a bit with the bottom and top from view D, but the sleeves of view B. I cut them shorter because I thought the dress would look more appropriate for spring that way, especially since my fabric is mainly black.
I also added pockets (and let us all admit that a dress with pockets in 100 times better! It is the kind of small details you don’t think you need until you actually get a dress with pockets and it makes you realize you have been missing something all your life… Ok, it might be a little bit of an overstatement, but I really do enjoy pockets). It is a simple detail and so easy to add, I do not regret it at all!
Instead of creating a lining, I designed a front and a back facing so it was easier to tighten the dress at the end according to my tastes. It’s something that I often do, so I knew it would be easier without a proper lining. One thing I should add is my amazing choice of thread colour for my serger! Since it’s something you don’t see from the outside, I always like to choose a bold one so I can enjoy the inside as much as the outside. I went with a flashy pink one to match the print of my fabric. Fabricville has this big section of threads for sergers so it wasn’t complicated to find the thread I really wanted to use.
It’s incredible how you can create something lovely with some thread, fabric and a zipper. Are you going to start your day off right? Happy sewing everyone!
Optional fabrics are Shanghai Crepe Prints or Bridgit Stretch Sateen Coordinate.
Maude from mpbymaude
Love the florals! thank you for posting!