Lea's Dress

Recently, I approached my friend, Lea, and told her that I wanted to make a dress for her. She said that she would like one, but it had to meet her clothing requirements. She only wears at least 3/4 length sleeves and high necklines. At first I was going to make a dress from a picture she showed me of Rachel Berry from Glee, but in the end I decided that it was better to just invest in a pattern. Ergo, I bought New Look 6000.

When I brought Lea to Mood I underestimated the amount of fabric that I would need, so I didn't have enough to make the collar or the pleated side. Luckily though, there was enough for sleeves, so I ended up making View E. I used up all the fabric, but it was a good thing that I didn't make a mistake because there was no extra.

The fabric that I made this with was a printed jersey from Mood. It was slightly difficult to work with because the edges kept on curling under. Also, I had to be careful that I didn't stretch it when I sewed or ironed it. Luckily though, since it was stretchy, that meant that there was no zipper for me to put in (yay!).

The whole thing came together pretty easily. It was my first time sewing for someone else so that was an experience. The most difficult part of that was that I couldn't fit it on her anytime that I wanted; I had to wait until we got together. I'll admit, there were some fittings done in the bathroom of Starbucks. All-in-all though I felt honored to sew for her, and hopefully I'll use the pattern for myself sometime soon! I told you sew!