Heather Dress

Reviewed by iribeiro on 22nd May, 2017

This dress has a bit more ease than other Sew Over it patterns, I should have made a size smaller than what I usually do for patterns of this brand. I sewed my regular size 14 bust and waist and 12 everywhere else.

I have several fit problems, that would probably be solved if I had sewn a smaller size. I need a small shoulder adjustment, I need to shift the shoulder seam a few cms to the front, I need a sway back adjustment and I need to reduce width along all the body. I wouldn’t change sleeve width though, they’re great as is. I read somewhere (can’t remember where) that they found funny that the dress only fits when you’re using the pockets, and that is definitively the case with my dress.

The pattern recommends pressing the seams to the center, yet as my center pannel fabric is thicker than the side pannel fabric, they flip on me to the opposite side. I should have just pressed them to the side they wanted to go. The side pannels are jersey and the center is ponte roma.

#MeMadeMay semana 3 / #MeMadeMay week 3