Rosalie, Take 5

TL; DR – I love this print. Look, what else do I have to say about Rosalie? I did consult my own tutorial, as I’ve been sewing distracted this past few weeks. This is a stretch woven from Mood Fabrics, and the print is amazing. Anyway, I have 60s dresses and 70s dresses, I have…

Pattern Mash-Up: M8286 and Rosalie

TL; DR – I might be getting the hang of this! I loved my first m8286, but it was missing something. So I decided to see if I could hack it together with the Rosalie dress’s flair bottom. IT WORKED PERFECTLY. This is an ankara fabric I’ve had for a while, and it was perfect…

Rosalie Shirt Dress, Take 4, NOW WITH A TUTORIAL!

TL; DR – Here’s how to finish the front plackets. Target did a collab with DVF. I didn’t particularly like the dresses, but I did love the sheet-sets. So I got some, and I made another Rosalie. I really think that this is an amazing beginner pattern, but it really isn’t clear how to finish…

Rosalie Shirt Dress, Take 3

TL; DR – OMG designer fabric really IS different, in the best ways possible. I’m trying REALLY hard not to buy more fabric. Like REALLY REALLY hard. But I can’t resist looking at Joann’s when there’s a sale (which is, to be fair, all the damn time). And then I saw this designer fabric by…

Rosalie Shirt Dress, Take 2

TL; DR – I LOVE THIS DRESS. I don’t know how long I’ve had this adorable cherry blossom print. It’s from a Danish fabric company which is probably why I jumped on it (Skalllerup is Danish). I thought it would be adorable as a Rosalie Shirt Dress, and I wasn’t mistaken. I did the pockets…

Free Pattern Review: The Rosalie Shirt Dress from Mood Fabrics

TL; DR – Can a pattern be a simple beginner pattern and super-tricky at the same time? YES IT CAN APPARENTLY. I’ve been wanting a one-piece (ie – not a separate bodice and skirt) shirt dress that flairs out FOREVER. When Mood put out their Rosalie Shirt Dress pattern, I downloaded it right away and…