Blog Tour: Two Versions of Pattern Review's Winter Street Dress
My turn, my turn! Well, welcome if you're here for the PatternReview blog tour of the Winter Street Dress! Thinking I had some spare time to sew, when Deepika put a call out a few weeks ago for pattern testers I threw my name into the mix. Silly me. By the time Deepika sent the PDF pattern and instructions my free time had already disappeared. Why do I share that with you? Because even with the small amount of time I had available to test this pattern I was able to sew two. Yes. Two. Because it really is that simple. So let's back up a bit. The dress itself is designed for knits, either long or three-quarter length sleeves with or without ruffled flounce. The neck is nicely scooped - not too low, not too high, just right. The skirt has two inverted pleats on the front and back. The bodice is drafted for a C cup. Sizing ranges from XS to 4XL. Step one was to download, print and tape together the PDF pattern. Ugh! I discovered I'm not really a f