Jasper Dress #2

It's not often I find myself home alone, but having been given the choice of an afternoon with me or with Grandma, Amelie chose G'ma. You can't win them all. So I found myself with a few hours, a pile of fabric and the time to make another Jasper Dress. Turns out the piece of fabric I'd chosen wasn't quite enough, but after a bit of head scratching, fiddling about with pattern pieces and a dodge on the inside pocket piece, I just about cut it out.

I like it even better than the first! The fabric is much nicer - a softer heavy knit jersey, one of my bargains from the market. This dress has cost £4 with a few little scraps left.

Please excuse the terrible selfie, that's what you get when you're on your own and can't be bothered to get the tripod out!





The sleeves are a bit long on me. I've found that I've been pushing them up all the time so I might shorten them next time.


The softer jersey produces more of a cowl than a stand-up collar but I still think it works nicely.


I did the welt pockets again. Eeking out the fabric meant I didn't have enough for the inner pocket piece so I had to use the same fabric as for the pocket lining. It means you can see more of it than the designer intended but I reckon it's OK. I went for a black and white aztec type print so it at least looks like I meant it. If you're going to fudge something always do it with conviction!

bye for now,
Laura
xx



Comments

  1. Terrific pattern! Is it your own? And I love the pocket.

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    1. Hi Cris, Thank you! It's the Jasper Dress from Paprika Patterns, should pop up if you Google them. Laura

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  2. This looks lovely, great fabric choice and I love the haberdashery drawers. I almost talked my husband into letting me buy some from eBay but then he saw how expensive they were!

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    1. Hi Liza, Keep looking on eBay, I found mine for a bargain price late one night...Just don't tell your husband I've been encouraging you! Laura

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  3. Looks really comfy and warm. I don't wear dresses as much as I'd like to but this is more like a long jumper isn't it?

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    1. Hi Nina, I don't wear dresses much either, but this is just an elongated top and really casual, the pattern also comes with a shorter top version which I haven't done yet. Laura

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  4. You make me want to create clothes again Laura, that top/dress looks fabulous, and very comfy. I've been over to Paprika Patterns and I'm sure I'll be buying the pattern soon.

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