After a bit of a holiday break, I got back into the swing of sewing with an easy little pattern - V8944. While I am more drawn to retro dresses, I still need to make things that are more practical for work. Here is the result. Which I was mostly pleased with because it is really, really comfortable and really roomy. So, I wore it to work.
That is where the trouble started. I walked in the office and my boss said that the dress looked like the uniform they wear in Logan's Run. Oh. My. He has a point, but that news is less than awesome.
I probably should have chosen three colors like the pattern cover. One thing is clear - I can't imagine I will wear this dress again.
But my boss' comment isn't actually the only issue with this dress. I had to wear a cardigan with it because the back gapes at the neckline. It is actually worse than the photo shows. I have never had a dress do that. If I were going to fix it, I would have to put in shoulder darts to correct the issue, which would require me to take apart the fully self-lined bodice. I am just not going to do it for what turned out to be a Logan's Run costume.
I'll put this in the "mishap" file. It was nice to be sewing again, but for my next project I'll make a dress I have made before and I know fits really well. I need a surefire win and this isn't it. On the up side, if I want to make a Halloween costume with a movie theme, I already have a perfect pattern.
