Our summer really starts in July and goes through October, so sewing summer clothes now means I’ll still have plenty of time to wear them.This time I went to International Silk and Woolens, look at the incredible rayon I found! I love the feel of rayon, sewing with it is a challenge, worth it for the end result.I bought another pattern from Sew Over it, the Marguaritte dress. This time I downloaded the ‘take to printer’ option and headed over to Staples. The whole pattern cost me $25, which isn’t cheap. But then I don’t know how much it costs when I print and paste at home. This is a very lightweight rayon, which added to the issues.Cute, with my new crocs, yes crocs. Guess what, these darn things are comfortable, and look, even cute!My big issue is the neckline, sure I’m supposed to make a muslin, but I don’t. Had I actually made it out of muslin, the neckline would probably lie flatter anyway. So it’s a little too wide.The keyhole in the back looks ok on the models, but not great on me. Maybe because the fabric is so light, it usually just droops. Originally I used facing on the neckline. The pattern called for it to be interfaced, which I did with very light interfacing. It was all wrong, and no I didn’t take a picture. I put the project down and came back a few hours later, removed the facing and used bias binding instead.If I ever make this again, I will make the neckline smaller but will probably keep the bias binding. Btw, how do you like how perfect my nail color is with this dress!The sleeve caps are fun, honestly, I’m wondering if I should have avoided the interfacing altogether. Yes, I used very light interfacing, but because this fabric is so light, it probably would have been better without.A fun, cool, summer dress, one I could never find in any store.My dress is new, Joel’s shirt is about 5 years old. We do make a cute couple!
Leah