Sad thing is, I really have not done much sewing since July. I went on holidays, brought back a new obsession, and totally ran out of time for sewing.
Thank goodness for work parties. I wanted to have something new to wear to a work party in Vancouver.
While in Comox in July, I picked up this lovely purple fabric which I cannot remember what it is made of for a second go at the pink 60's dress from this post.
Although I like the dress it had a few issues such as pocket placement and the neckline.
To solve the pocket placement issue, I did my first length adjustment. I usually don't make these kinds of adjustments as I had never really noticed how badly patterns fit me when it comes to waist length. I am usually just surprised by how much of the fabric at the hem that needs to be cut off to hem it to the correct length.The pockets on the pink dress were obviously much too low and really accentuated how I needed to shorten the skirt a lot to make it fit better. You can see in the photo that the pockets are now in a much better place than before.
I decided to take out a total of 2 inches in length in the shirt and I just followed the instructions on the pattern for the shortening.
The new neckline I had to draft myself from scratch. I used one of my other dresses as an example and drew out the new neckline and retraced the pattern pieces to include this change.
It is lined with a cute cotton fabric which I am proud to say I bought locally! I discovered a secret fabric store called Fish Skins Fabric has been hiding out in Prince Rupert for the last year or so. I am also super excited that they are moving the business into a real shop front instead of it just being out of the owners home. It is so exciting! Finally a proper fabric store in Rupert. I hope that they will be able to bring in lots of new fabrics with all the space the new store will have.
In the end I think it turned out okay. I might re-hem it a bit shorter as I think knee length is not the most flattering length for me. It was finished mid November 2013 just in time for the party.
Hugh bought a new camera for Christmas so I hope to take more fun pictures of Prince Rupert and such this year.
