One of my goals for my fall/winter sewing was to make more skirts & dresses. To that end, I've chosen this dress (#129) from September 2007 BWOF as my next project. Notice how the bottom of the v-neckline stops right between the darts. If I were twenty-five years younger I'd call it décolletage. Since I'm in my 50's, I call it too darn low or just plain unflattering. Thanks to Ann's (Gorgeous Things) tutorial on raising necklines, that problem will be easy to fix. I have other concerns about how this dress will look on me. I don't really have a waistline and I usually wear two piece dresses to conceal the area where my waist would be if I had one. The belt will either call attention to my NDW (Non-Discernible Waist) or provide the illusion of a waist where none exists.
I'm using a knit I bought from JoAnn's last fall. Other blogging sewers have used this fabric; Sewl Sister #1, for one. For some reason, I don't sew a lot of knits. Maybe, I'll finish this knit dress, see it on my body and suddenly remember why I don't sew knits. I think maybe I might recall getting really wavy seams on a project in the hazy, distant past, but adjusting the differential feed on my serger should solve that problem. I plan to look over "Sewing with Knits" before starting this dress.Cutting out this project has presented challenges. The larger pieces (left front and right front) need to be cut on a single layer of fabric. My cutting table isn't positioned or wide enough to allow easy access for cutting out a single layer. I can't layout everything at once so I can't preview how all the pieces fit best on the fabric. Since I can't spread out the entire 60" width of fabric, I've be laying out and cutting 1 or 2 pieces at a time. I'm praying I'll have enough fabric to cut out all the necessary pieces. I've come to terms with "slow sewing"; now I have to contend with "slow cutting".
Oh! I hope this turns out well for you because I'm really liking that dress. Sending good sewing vibes your way!!
ReplyDeleteWell, I'm not in either age category, but I agree, many of BWOF's v-necks are in the "too low" category! I think this will be a great dress for you!
ReplyDeleteIf it were me, I would omit the belt...that's like pointing at a problem area and going don't look...it usually doesn't work!
ReplyDeletePersonally, I think you should have no problems with the style of the dress and your body type. I usually go for the straight long type of dress to give myself a slimmer silhouette. And a slip will help with "knit cling".
I can't wait to see this finished!
Have that mag and have considered that dress, but after reading your comments, if it happens it will be in a plain darker color and with a camisole underneath ;-)
ReplyDeletethanks for the warning.