{"id":2654,"date":"2018-05-28T12:14:21","date_gmt":"2018-05-28T12:14:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.fabricville.com\/?p=2654"},"modified":"2018-11-14T19:06:39","modified_gmt":"2018-11-14T19:06:39","slug":"my-perfect-summer-maxi-shirt-dress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.fabricville.com\/en\/my-perfect-summer-maxi-shirt-dress\/","title":{"rendered":"My perfect summer Maxi shirt-dress"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you follow me for long enough, you\u00a0 know that I am a shirt-dress addict. While purging my closet at the end of winter, I realized 2 things:<\/p>\n

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  1. I do not have much maxi skirts or dresses in my wardrobe.<\/li>\n
  2. I do not own any striped shirt-dress.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    When Fabricville launched their Spring fabric collection, I felt compelled to get this striped rayon popeline<\/a> in coral. I immediately knew I would turn it into a beautiful maxi dress. This lightweight fabric has a beautiful drape. It will be the perfect dress to wear in any Montreal heat-wave this summer. I pretreated this fabric by machine-washing it on the delicate cycle and allowed to to air-dry. However, the care label suggested to hand-wash it.<\/p>\n

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    McCall’s 7682<\/a> has been patiently waiting for it’s turn on the cutting table in my pattern stash.\u00a0 Here is a copy-cat version of view D which is the maxi version in a vertical stripe fabric. I’m not a big fan of horizontal stripes but seeing this view made me see how stripes could be a great addition to my wardrobe.<\/p>\n

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    This fabric is highly translucent. I had a left over rayon fabric in my stash and used it as a lining. I fully lined the bodice but partially line the skirt to maintain the drape and to keep it a light weight skirt.<\/p>\n

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    This is an easy pattern to work with. However, one needs to be patient while cutting those large skirt panels. The dress requires not less than 5 meters of this 55 inches wide fabric. In order to ease the sewing process, i used a 70\/10 sewing needle and I reduced the pressure of my presser foot. All exposed seam allowances are serged. I would have use the french seam or mocked french seam method if I didn’t have so much fabric to manage. I used my rolled-hem foot for a quicker hemming process!<\/p>\n

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    Please pay attention to the armcye of this pattern. If you want to make the sleeveless version, be aware that it is drafted very wide. I had to remove 1.5 inches from the armcye to get the coverage I wanted. I love the drawstring detail. However, I find that the waistband is a little too wide. It is hard to get a defined waist with so much fabric to gather using this tiny drawstring. If I ever make it again, I will surely modify the waistband. Overall, I really love this dress. I will certainly wear it to many Montreal summer festival events!<\/p>\n

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    I wish you all a beautiful summer and I cannot wait to share my next project with you!<\/p>\n

    Judith Dee for Judith Dee’s World.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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