Friday, August 20, 2010

BWOF 02/2009-124 : Lady in Red

I'm such a sucker for a red dress...
This is BWOF 02/2009-124 again, this time made from a lipstick red ponte knit from Fabric Mart.  I wear this version all the time, but the wide stripes make it feel a bit casual, so I decided I wanted a dressier one for church and other occasions.  And in case you don't have my due date stenciled somewhere (and why don't you??), I am 21 weeks in these pictures.  More than halfway!!
This time to ramp up the dressy factor, I avoided any topstitching, so the neckline is finished with a self fabric band and the hems are hand blindstitched, which is soooo easy on a double knit.  I think it has a nice va-va-voom factor on it's own, but maybe a skinny black belt with a bow at the empire waist?  What say you?

I was also inspired by Amber's awesome knit dress, and I explored some of the other stretch stitches that my machine offers.  Usually when I sew knits I stick with the straight lightning stitch or the triple stitch, but check this out...
This awesome stitch combines the straight triple stitch, which has a ton of stretch, with a quick overcast every third stitch!  So it seams and finishes the edges in one step, while still retaining elasticity and giving a smooth seam on the outside!  I don't have a serger, so I am loving this!  I can't wait to try it out on some less stable knits and see how it performs.

25 comments:

Kitschy Coo said...

*wolf whistle* It looks amazing on you! A belt on the empire line would look snazzy too :)

Liesl said...

Its such a lovely dress - it looks great on you!

Beth said...

Awesome new stitch! I vote yes for belt as well.

stitchbliss said...

You (and the dress) look terrific.

Angela said...

That dress is smoking! :) I think it would look great with the black belt and bow.

Lisa said...

I would never of thought of making this in a knit but it looks great . I might have to revisit this pattern again :-)

wendy said...

Gorgeous! It looks great on you :-)

Eugenia said...

Hot! I LOVE this dress in red - you look amazing in it!

Pam said...

Absolutely beautiful and I love your new stitch!

Pam said...

Absolutely beautiful and I love your new stitch!

The Slapdash Sewist said...

So clever to make this in a double knit! It looks great on you.

Susan said...

That looks fantastic on you. This is a great pattern for you. It's great you can change the level of dressy by fabric choice.

Amy said...

Wow! Gorgeous!!!

Big in Japan said...

Awesome! And swanky new stitch too, I need to see if my machines can do that, also without serger.

Mary Nanna said...

You look great in that colour! What a fabulous dress - I do like clothes that show off the pregnant form as something to celebrate not something to hide.

Uta said...

The stitch looks good (a bit of sewing machine envy here), but you and the dress - look amazing! Red is your color, and I can very well imagine a slim black belt/bow (very Sabrina-esque).

gwensews said...

That dress is very chic. You look just gorgeous wearing it.

Ann Made Studio said...

Your dress is gorgeous! You look amazing!

Beangirl said...

look at you, all hot mom! This is fab (of course), the stitch looks fab (of course) and you look fab (of course).

Man. Why do I keep talking to you?

;-)

Dr. Fun (AKA Sister) said...

I love the belt idea - beautiful dress! I've just discovered that stitch on my machine - love it!

amber said...

Sexy mama! Love that color on you and I'm still loving the shape of the dress on you, too. I think you're going to love that stretch stitch on other jerseys and such, too. It really is such a great stand-in for an overlock machine.

Btw, I'm popping that baby pattern in the mail today!

Julia said...

You look fantastic! Mom's like you should be outlawed! Ha! The dress is amazing!

Digs said...

Ditto, ditto, and ditto! What a great look, flattering dress, and huh? what baby?! ;)

Carolyn (Diary of a Sewing Fanatic) said...

You look fabulous!

Sascha said...

Love the bump! You look amazing. I am sooo not just saying that. Love that you model for us all the garments that you make. Will be be seeing some baby sewing in the upcoming months? I have two girlfriends due in January and I need some inspiration.