ah my much neglected blog, with 2021 being the year of lockdowns and endless days of staying at home in our tiny apartment I wasn’t much in the mood for taking photos of what I was wearing. However New Year new way of trying things out and I’m going to be back documenting my makes as I was so surprised how often I referred to the blog to figure out what if any changes I needed to make to patterns and garments.
This dress is a modified version of my standard block. I added sleeves, raised the neck and adjusted the waist to be slightly boxier to account for weight and also comfort as this fabric is quite thick and hefty feeling so I knew if I made it too tight it would feel hot and uncomfortable.
The fabric is an Outback Wife printed barkcloth that I ordered when a load of fabric was dumped into the market at either $5 or $8 a metre. I basically rang the place in Melbourne that had them and said I’ll take meterage of whatever was left in pink or purples. You can see my other make from this fabric here.
I figured if a global pandemic wasn’t enough to convince me to make the good fabric up while you can, then I should just get on with the cutting. Apart from making sure I didn’t end up with flower boob by cutting a more central flower I basically just went for it with the cutting. The skirt is the width of the fabric x 2 just pleated to meet the bodice circumference.
A simple make but I’ve worn it so much and am so glad it’s made up and not just a fabric in the stash.
Fabric: Outback Wife barkcloth bought on sale from Melbourne and then stashed till now
Pattern: standard block with sleeves
Alterations: raised back squared sides to add more room at waist