I have three options competing for my sewing attention. I would like to sew stretch jeans. I bought the Jalie pattern everyone is raving about on pattern review. But - there is ALWAYS a but - I hardly ever wear jeans anymore. I have a few pairs of jeans which fit me well, so I don't *need* to sew jeans. I have no idea why I want to sew them, but the pattern is calling to me. Another project on my mind is a DVF inspired wrap dress in the Jones NY stretch silk that I recently picked up in Boston. I love wrap dresses, but I am not sure about the amount of fullness in this pattern, so I am a little stalled. I am thinking I should draft my own from the BURDA pattern I used for the suit dress, since I got it to fit so well. Why reinvent the wheel, right? Another option is one of the patterns included with this year's MARFY catalog. I have some raw silk which I purchased from Cynthia Guffey a few years ago, and it would be perfect for tubino 2255. I have had fantastic luck with MARFY in the past, but I have gained weight since then...
I could use a little encouragement to motivate me. Which would you like to see? Jalie Jeans? Vogue Wrap Dress in stretch silk? or MARFY Dress in raw silk?
Now that I see the patterns I love the Marfy dress. My second choice would be the jeans.
ReplyDeleteI agree about the Marfy dress, it is so 'you'. But then, I am just a little biased. Show us the silk jersey that you are thinking of for the wrap dress.
ReplyDeleteBig Grin - thanks, Becki! The fabric can be seen here.
ReplyDeleteI think all these patterns are great but I'm also going to vote for the Marfy dress - it's very elegant. My second choice would be the wrap dress in stretch silk. However, I'm biased because I love dresses!
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