Hot Patterns Uptown dress , done.

The last couple of weeks have flown by. So much for me to do and so little time. I have made more progress into the my project which I cant share as yet. Anyhow.. my friend was kind enough to get tickets to the Chelsea flower show and I cant wait to go. In honor of this I pattern tested, read, made for myself a dress with the Hot Patterns Uptown Dress pattern mentioned the last time.

I used this fabric. (I took the picture on a lovely warm day with my newly washed fabric flapping in the wind!)

I adjusted the pattern slightly to better fit me, I dropped the waist down by an inch and added some lace, I cut a 12 top and a 14 bottom as I prefer a looser skirt and made the neck bindings half their original width. Though for next time I will drop the neckline further. I used the sleeve bindings at the original width which I think I will change for the next version of the dress and I added two rows of stretch lace to the bottom hem as I really love lace.. I am sorry I did not include pockets or something else into the pattern though I can see myself wearing this right through the summer. I used my over locker to finish the seams on this and was happy with the results.

A word on Hot Patterns the company, I LOVE the patterns, they are stylish and I always end up learning something from their methods. However saying this I found their instructions sparse. They very much assume you know how to put things together and not everything is clearly explained.. Saying this they do have a great sections of video tutorials done by the owner Trudee on YouTube, something I discovered when I realized there were a few holes in my understanding of their patterns. Find them here. They have tons of tutorials for lots of their sewing patterns and were well worth checking out.