As you well know I am really enjoying making the Love Sewing magazine free patterns (The Ruby and The Skater Dresses). So when They included an Eliza M pattern for a wiggle dress called The Eva, I was very tempted.
Lisa from White Tree Fbarics asked what I would like for my next sewing post and decided on a ponte roma and she very kindly sent me some black and teal. As a blogger for White Tree Fabrics I get the fabric provided by them. The fabric feels beautiful and was great to sew. It has a heaviness about it which I always felt was lacking with stretch fabric I have used before………it comes down to cost once more!
I had planned to make one of the dresses from my Little Black Dress book.
It was a hard decision to choose but decided on the Eva wiggle! This was in the Love Sewing Magazine.
I decided not to use the facings or a zip, so I sewed the back seam up and cut myself some bias from my spare fabric, to edge the neck and the armholes. I used a flash of fuchsia bias for the hem.
I was quite brave with my fitting and just went for it as I knew it had to fit like a glove!
The stylist (aged 15yrs!) was very creative with my hair today so I got a beautiful style!
Pattern: Eliza M
Fabric : 2metres of ponte Roma from WTF. Use my code for 20% off and free P&P: SEWDEPUTY
Notions: black thread , fuchsia bias for the hem
Wonky factor: 9/10…..I’m loving that wiggle!
Amanda 💝
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I love it! And Annice did a great job with your hair 🙂
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Great shape and very flattering cut for your curvy figure Amanda. I’ve made a couple of dresses in similar fabric: ponte and poly scuba and you’re right they are so comfy and easy to wear. great quick sew without bothering with fastenings. Looking forward to seeing more!
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So, without the zip how do you get in and out of the dress? Is the stretch such that you and just pull it on? Looks beautiful on you.
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Yes! Just pulls on and off! The ponte is quite stretchy but still quite thick. I sewed it all except for the back seam where zip should be and decided it would probably stretch over me! And it did! I then sewed it more in on the back seam to make sure it was close fitting!!!
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Oh, lovely Amanda! I was really tempted by this pattern; it’s great to see one made up 🙂 Really flattering on you. Enjoy the snow…
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I think you should make one….it would really suit your lovely figure! I have to breathe in abit! Lol
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You’re too kind. Avoiding anything too tight for a while after the feasting I did over Christmas 😉 Might have a go at this pattern on my over locker. A bugger to thread up this afternoon, but think it’s sorted now, fingers crossed…
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Lovely dress and I really like the flash of fuchsia too!
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Thank you! 💝
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Lovely dress! I didnt know White Tree fabrics- will be checking it out 🙂
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Thank you! I have a code too for you so if you add SEW DEPUTY you get 20% off! 💝
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Awesome!
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Very nice! I love sewing with ponte… I bet this is a very comfy dress… and stylish too!
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Thank you! It is VERY comfy…… Yet it felt very smart for work. 💝
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