She Uses Tangerines

Sometimes my fabric calls out to me. It could be a random piece that needs a friend to make something fabulous such as my last post. Sometimes it’s a piece of fabric that I’ve had for a super long time that decides it’s time has come to be made into something fabulous.

A tangerine knit whispered to me and said a tshirt dress it shall become. I was working on another dress at the time but decided I could make them concurrently. It’s does get tiring to work on one project throughout the day.

I used the Briar tee pattern by Megan Nielsen as my base. I raised the neckline to match my black crop version. I cut the length as far as I could with the fabric I had left. By the time I got to the sleeves I didn’t have the length I wanted. I had to add a bit to the length so each has a small band at the end.

There’s quite a bit of fabric pooling above my butt in this pic. I must have been standing weird. It doesn’t normally do that. If I make another dress like this, I would like to add a bit more swing but it could also be taken in a bit in the back do there’s not so much fabric there.

I hurriedly finished this dress to wear to a friend’s birthday party at the end of March. The weather was warm so I needed something light and comfortable. This dress was perfect and I received a few compliments. At least, I recall that I did. I had a really good time *glug glug glug*

I’ve been searching my closet more and more for dresses when I get ready in the morning. This dress is so ridiculously comfortable. I think it might be a good idea to throw a few more of these in there. Maybe change up the neckline and sleeves; possibly do pockets!

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Navy Florla

I’ve been wanting to revisit this pattern for a while now. The free pattern Orla by French Navy. I made a maxi in grey jersey. I love that dress but I always envisioned the pattern in a great floral.

I bought a navy floral fabric from Cali Fabrics. The right side has a crepe texture to make it interesting. This ain’t your plain Jane jersey fabric people!

I made this dead-on like my grey version so of course that means changes to the original pattern. The neckline is higher, I added pockets, made the sleeves longer and the dress is full length. Everything even looks super profesh with the double stitching from my twin needle. I added that around the neck and sleeves.

The dress fits so well. There’s two darts in the front and two in back of the bodice. All these darts help to suck the dress in to fit your bod. Plus the waist hits right at your natural waist so it flatters my shape and hides a big ole booty.

I left a healthy amount of fabric at the bottom to fold under so there’s a good weight at the hem. I think it helps to hang better and move well when I walk. The pockets I stole from another pattern. They’re super deep and they’re pockets…in my dress! That’s enough for me to be uber happy!

I love this dress! It’s comfortable, doesn’t require shaved legs, and looks fabulous on. It’s everything I hoped it would be.