Owl Dress – Simplicity K1699

I am loving sewing, and want to be able to wear things I make more and more! I have a fabric addiction, and buy fabric when I don’t know what I am going to use it for!! Like many other sewers I buy patterns without any fabric too. Eventually the two will come together!! I am useless at buying the additional ‘notions’ and always struggle to finish off an item while I acquire the buttons or trim etc. I will try harder in future!!

These came together.. a stylish dress and fab owl fabric. The pattern isn’t lined, but I added a lining to the skirt. I had added the lining just so it wasn’t see through in bright light (!) but I just used a black cotton. This was a mistake, as it means it actually clings to tights and doesn’t hang very well. I learnt from that, and next lined dress is lined with shiny lining – much better! But that is what sewing is all about – learning as you go along. Putting zips in with a lining too – I still haven’t mastered that!