Dark teal dress

 This is another one for my friend C

Although the pattern is for a woven I made it in a jersey. I added a neckband to the V necked version of the dress and made the sleeves 3/4 length. We tweaked where the waistline hits slightly to adjust for the vertical stretch, but otherwise the fit was quite good.

We've definitely had great mileage from this pattern

Teal dress almost done

The teal dress just needs hems and loose threads snipping and it is done. Here's a quick photo showing what it looks like. I really like it and can see myself wearing it to work with boots or for Christmas day with ballet flats.

Teal dress started

The teal dress is started and I really like the way its very shaped in the back with a simple crossover at the front. I think this could really work for my figure.

I have lengthened the dress by about 8 inches and added a centre back seam in case I need to alter the back for my sway back forward head.

I also added 1/2" to the upper edge of the sleeve to give me a bit of room for my chunky arms.

Hopefully I will finish this tomorrow evening or over the weekend.

Note on the fabric. Its is a teal background of a plain knit which then has navy (or at least bluer teal) velvet flowers woven into the fabric. I'm not sure how its done but its quite nice.