02. Art Student . Ottobre Design Woman - Autumn/Winter 5/2017

I'd been eyeing off this pattern in Ottobre Design Woman Autumn/Winter 5/2017 for a few months now.

The pattern calls for a stretch denim, and since denim in any other colour other than black, blue or white is hard to find, it was not going to be made out of denim.

Besides, I have fabric in my stash...and so I found this piece of red polyester suiting to make it from.  I really like the way it turned out.  

1. Fit - I enjoy the fit of Ottobre patterns.  Although I did have to adjust the pattern to allow for my waistline.
2. Construction - this is an easy to construct pattern.  I could not find a metal zip in red and so decided to settle on the white zip (which possibly could be too heavy for the fabric I used).  Lots of topstitching.  I didn't think at first that the pattern would look good on me, however, it looks good on.
3. Instructions - are easy to follow.
4. Pattern - pattern needs to be traced off the master sheet, but the magazine's printing makes it very easy to identify each of the pattern pieces.
5. I deliberately did not topstitch the waistband, I want to loose some weight, so did not want to have to unpick this later down the track.

Do try Ottobre patterns.  If you subscribe online it works out cheaper than purchasing individual copies.

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Jennifer Lauren Laneway dress is next on my sewing table.

What have you under your sewing machine needle?

Happy sewing

Sandra

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