Project Minima:

Thursday, May 7, 2020

MMM'20: Unadorned.

Lockdown does that to you.


~ and mask-less too! ~


This is from Simplicity 9018 made in a heathered sweater knit.   

So soft and comfy, to say the least.  



~ woo-hoo, and a side view ~

And very plain.


So I decided to add the "vest" shown on the pattern cover.  
You may recall one of my top 5 disasters from 2019 here 

I chose to resurrect it into what you see below:



~ ta-dah ~

Yes, I modified the vest pattern a bit,
since I was working from something already cut and made.  
But I do think it works much better than what I had originally.  
(How could it not?!)  

The neckline helps immensely, in my opinion.  
And having shorter sleeves means 
I don't get caught on everything with all those loose loops.



~ But wait, there's more... ~


I added ruching to the dress!  
All the way from the hem, up the side seam, to above the waist.  

First I tried self-fabric ties, 
but they were was way too thick and bulky.  

In rummaging through my sundries stash, 
I found a length of gray grosgrain ribbon that worked perfectly.  
I ran it up through one side of the casing I had created,
and then down the other side.
Ending with both ribbon ends dangling out at the hemline.
 Pull to ruche and then tie in a double bow.
They won't slip out cuz...grosgrain.  

I liked the way it created an asymmetrical hemline 
and just added more interest in general.  
But if I wanted a straight up and down look, 
I can just un-ruche it. 



~ worn with super comfy shoes from ebay ~


'til the morrow.




4 comments:

  1. You fooled me in the beginning, just a grey dress. The transformation is restorative to me. Thank you, stay safe, stay well, stay warm!

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    1. Ha! Transforming and Restoring. Now that's the ticket. So far, so safe, well and warm. And the same to you, SJ Kurtz.

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  2. If I had a dress like that grey one I would be wearing it everyday as my "work from home dress". I like that you can change up the hem, and I think the vest looks great worn over it.

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    1. Hi Shelley, Yes, this is a favorite wear around the house dress - including wearing right into bed, it's just so cuddly.

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