Winter Wear Designs - Blithe Blouse and Dress

I first came across Winter Wear Designs patterns, whilst testing patterns for another company.  Another tester was wearing a pattern for jeans that I liked.  My experience with making the jeans encouraged me to try out other patterns with Winter Wear Designs.

I wanted to make a shirt dress and I liked the style of the Winter Wear Designs Blithe Blouse and Dress.  

When travelling to Singapore last December I picked up an indigo print that I thought would work well with this dress. A light weight polyester in an indigo colour with flecks through it.

I was so pleased with the sizing of the jeans I'd previously made, that without checking the sizing on the blouse dress I went ahead and cut the largest size in this pattern.  I just assumed that it would fit me.  (You can see already what's about to come).  I made it up, but could not figure out why it did not fit me across the shoulders, it kept pulling to the back.  It fit me everywhere else, except for the shoulders.

I took out the sleeves, put them back, and then the light bulb moment, maybe I should check the pattern sizing?

BINGO, that's why it didn't fit.  A rooky mistake, never make assumptions.  I blame no one but myself.

I had a busy term last term.  I started a new job, teaching new subjects, that and taking on pattern testing and I wanted to sew patterns that I wanted to sew, and this was one of them, so in a rush I just cut it making assumptions about sizing. Cut it, sewed it ....  lesson learnt.

I will make this shirt dress again.  It is a very nice pattern, despite the pulling at the shoulders looks good one, except now, I may have to loose some weight for it to fit around the shoulders. Oh well.  I like the way the placket comes together.  I learnt some valuable lessons here.

If you are looking for a shirt dress pattern, try this, just don't make the rooky mistake I made!  I definitely will be trying this one again.

Give it a try, I think this pattern would look good with pantyhose and heels or with leggings.

Anyhow, I've moved on from my error.

Happy sewing everyone.

Sandra

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