Wholecloth: Made It Patterns

Monday, November 28, 2016

Madeit Patterns Drop Dress + GIVEAWAY

Please welcome the Drop Dress from Madeit Patterns. (I want to tell you about mine, but stay tuned for the details of the giveaway, and a coupon code below!)The pattern features a drop shoulder, and cocoon shape, accented with a lovely drape down the right side. I thought the side draping was going to be some fussy ruching detail, but I should have known better. Nothing fussy about the Madeit Patterns ladies. It really is made by the cut of the pattern, and drape of the fabric. This dress is as easy, and fast to make as a t-shirt! I had a completed dress, pdf to rtw, in an efficient afternoon. The front, and back are the same shape except for the neckline which they have cleverly consolidated into one piece. When I saw this simple solution to what could have been a paper heavy print job, I gave Olu and Anna a single sewist round of applause right there at my kitchen table.

When cooking simple dishes, the right ingredients are key. When sewing simple styles, the right fabric is key. Drape is everything on this little number. I lucked into some luscious, burn-out french terry with 100% stretch, and a healthy amount of rayon. I was going to use it to muslin a different pattern, but when I saw the elementally simple construction of this dress, I knew it had a higher purpose. The french terry gives it a nice body, the rayon a nice drape, the stretch some figure hugging structure. I sewed a small at the bust, graded to halfway between a small and a medium at the hips.