No, I’m not pregnant, obviously, but I do currently have a pregnant daughter … She is wearing the things I’ve already made for her constantly, AND I’ve also lent to her my rusty lace Cissy dress for however long she needs it – and boy do I miss it! Even so she is in desperate need of more options. Well, how could I not do something to help out?
I’m modelling it here though, because she and D have moved into their new, own home and she is now a half an hour’s drive away (sob) I still can’t get used to her being so far away!!
While I was wearing it I was reminded how much I love this cute style. The pattern is the Megan Nielsen Sudley dress, one I’ve made for myself once previously here, and once as a dress for Cassie here. I really like the oversized, comfy skirt and three quarter sleeves, which I have gathered up with a loop of skinny elastic inserted in the casing; and the keyhole neckline with spaghetti tie is really pretty. Otherwise, the style is quite similar actually to the aforementioned Cissy dress in many ways, with a few key design point differences of course! but the style and feel make them very much sister designs, I think.
The fabric is this, very pretty, rayon crepe from Minerva… isn’t it lovely? I think it’s really sweet and “granny’s wallpaper”, in a pretty old-fashioned sort of a way.
Now I have a confession, I initially cut out a different thing from this fabric, and … well it was terrible. There’s no sugar-coating it. I was quite depressed about it actually, had bought the pattern with great expectations and excitement, and it didn’t take long before I realised it had … issues. I won’t name and shame it, well, not just yet! but I think I’ll give it a revisit at some point and work out a re-jig. I already have plans.. but more on that at a future date! I managed to cut out the Sudley pattern from the pieces, and miraculously I’m fairly confident I have enough small pieces leftover that I think I can cobble together for a thing for me too. I just need to get around to it!!
… crazy Spiderman picture inspired by a Vogue magazine shoot…
Exhibit A!
This top is another Ebony, naturally, in the tunic length and with the raglan sleeves. This spotty cotton jersey is absolutely lovely! such a pretty print. Oh, both of these fabrics, the spots, and the green, plus the previous blue/pink floral, were all from Spotlight.
and also Exhibit G: this Burda dress also from a few years ago, made using a really beautiful, Amalfi coast printed crepe from Fabulous Fabrics, and Burda 02/2015/107, 
Now, remember how I mentioned pretty recently that I was looking out for this pattern?? Well, Evie, of 
Please note; I did receive this pattern gratis, however there are no affiliate links in this post. I will always notify my readers if there is an affiliate link in my posts. Also on a tangential yet related note, I read somewhere that people think bloggers are raking in the money through affiliate links, well! that may be true for some types of bloggers, like maybe fashion bloggers? but sewing bloggers… NO.
I used a contrasting white thread here because I found you could barely make out a single thing in my pictures with the matching thread! anyway:
Trim away the raw edge as close to the 2nd stitching as you can.
This is actually the second Sudley I have made. I also made a dress that has now been assigned to Cassie when I realised it was just going to be a little too, er, young for me. I expect it’ll show up on ye olde blog here sometime…
I also cut the lower hemline to have a curved “shirttail” line to it. The hems and the neckline are all finished by hand, because I really wanted to have a smooth clean stitch-free expanse of fabric with absolutely no visible topstitching anywhere. This is about as invisible as I could get.
