Peri-ish

A break can do you good

I have been back and forth to Georgia for family and to say goodbye for now to a friend and I just have not felt like sewing. I was also under the weather my first visit home so there’s that. Well, I needed a project that was going to challenge me enough to finish in a day or two and this Mimi G Simplicity pattern 9463 was IT!

I purchased this fabric from Melanated Fabrics and I initially wanted to make a spring suit jacket with but I wasn’t in the mood to sew a jacket. With Very Peri being Pantones color of the year this print is perfect for spring.

The pattern is very straight forward and I didn’t have any issues. I will say the sew-a-long by Norris Ford was very helpful. Check out the YouTube video here I even made the belt!! I did two rows of topstitching and I edgestitched the flounce and the sleeves bands. I opted out of the topstitching on the skirt flounce and on sleeves because I didn’t feel it would pop with this print. If I were using a solid color then I probably would add that option.

If you’ve been with me you know I am not shame of my breast size. I didn’t have to make any adjustments to the sizing but I did change the placement of the belt loops. Normally I will add about an inch to the bodice to hit my waist just right. I’ll be sure to do it on the next make. I did notice that if you’re blessed in the butt you might want to make adjustments to the skirt as well. I will be adding about an inch and a half to the length of the skirt (flounce version).

I had these purple buttons on hand and I thought they would be a nice pop to the Very Peri in the color of the fabric.

My recommendation for fabrics are wovens with slight stretch. This fabric is a Moda Crepe and honestly my favorite for Spring and Summer (I want it in every color). The pattern recommends denim, linen, rayon (I don’t recommend), sateen, shirtings, and twill. I would love to make more of this pattern in linen or denim…soon!

Do you have this pattern on your list of next makes? Or have you sewn this pattern? Share with me and let me know what you think about this make in the comments. As always thanks for stopping by!

Peace & blessings

Purple Rain-Bow

Welcoming Spring

This Spring I’m all about the many shades of purple! I’ve been sleeping on this purple stretch corduroy from Melanated Fabrics all winter and finally decided on the perfect match. Sorry they’re all out of this purple but there are a few other colors to choose from. I used McCalls 7997 to create this look and the darts on this one help to give the dress a little more shape for those curves. If darts aren’t your strong points, check out this method I use to cut the dart portions out of the pattern pieces for easy markings.

There’s quite a bit of handsewing for the hem, sleeves, and lining. So if handsewing isn’t your jam, I’d get ready for it with this pattern. I managed to sit and handsewing the entire dress while watching a movie. The buttonholes were also fun (not). Corduroy can be tricky and with this being a stretch corduroy, the fabric wasn’t as firm as I would like for a buttonhole. You can strengthen your buttonholes by adding cording or a stronger interfacing on your front facing.

Overall, this was an average sewing project. There aren’t welt pockets but if you want to get jazzy you could definitely add them.

Tip: I cut out the front facing pattern piece with angle incorrectly. I was definitely not paying close attention. So you want to be sure if you’re sewing this version, to cut the slanted facing piece correctly. The same goes for your lining. Luckily I had enough corduroy to cut out one more facing on the correct side.

I hope you enjoyed my Purple Rain-bow lewk! Until next time,

Peace & Blessings!