Jean Dress

Pattern: frankenpattern with Sewaholic's Granville Shirt
Fabric: 2 yds medium-lightweight denim
Cost: I honestly don't remember on this one!



I have had this dress on my sewing list for ages. But when I bought the fabric in the fall, the weather had already started to cool. Then last summer was a cold one. Finally, this summer's trip and a week at my mom's house before we left gave me the push I needed to sew this up. And it got a ton of wear!

I am an incessant pattern mixer, so this dress is a combination of the Granville top, a traced RTW dress, and sleeveless pattern from my stash. My mom looks at me like I'm crazy when I lay them all out on my fabric and start piecing things together. But I figure, why buy a new pattern when you have all the pieces you need?



The dress is shown here in beautiful Prague, with a view of Charles Bridge and Prague Castle in the background. Truly an amazing city! The dress was a versatile travel piece because the denim didn't wrinkle as much after time in the suitcase, and it could be easily layered with the tops I brought. The day these pictures were taken it was HOT, but I also wore it frequently with striped tees underneath.

Here are the details:





The only thing I might do is flip the elastic casing down instead of up, as right now it sits just a tad too high.

We are finally back home and settled into our place, so I will have some new sewing to share soon! I've got an especially exciting project lined up that I hope to share shortly. 

3 comments:

  1. that dress is so cute, and perfect for travel.

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  2. That dress looks so wearable and cute (and the setting is beautiful too!). Do you remember about how much you narrowed the shoulders? I love the Granville but the one time I made it sleeveless I ended up with bonkers shoulders.

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    1. Thanks Lia! I used a sleeveless top pattern as a template for narrowing the shoulders and redrawing the armhole. That should save you the headache of having misshapen armholes if you don't use the sleeves.

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