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

Pink palm Wilder

Pink Palm Wilder

Summer is always on my mind and this summer has definitely brought the heat! I fell into a rabbit hole of florals while searching for a very special Telio fabric print. That’s when I learned that Fabricdotcom offers Telio fabrics.
I just celebrated my 37th BEarthday and I went on a bit of a fabric shopping spree to treat myself. So I purchased 2 Telio prints and 4 solid linen fabrics from Fabricdotcom. You can check out this haul on my IGTV here.
The Friday Pattern company released the Wilder Gown last year and I knew I needed to add it to my wardrobe. I purchased the pdf version of the pattern and decided to use my lightweight pink palm Telio fabric for the Wilder. This rayon fabric is so soft and the colors are so vibrant.

Construction

For this project I had to pull out my straight stitch plate. I love using my straight stitch plate for very delicate fabrics to prevent fabric from going into the feed dog. I also make sure to change me needle. I love Schmetz Microtex needles as they are super sharp and don’t snag my fabric. Change your needles people!

This pattern was fairly quick and easy to make but I must add that the pdf version does not have the skirt portion attached to the print out but it does come with the download. So you can find it in your download purchase or measure out the skirt portion yourself. I choose to use their measurements and make my own. It’s really just a square rectangle cut out 5 times.
Because I am not about that muslin life, I went ahead and cut and stitched my dress. Here’s what I noticed; the bodice portion was fine for the girls and I loved where the seam hit under my bust until I tied the neck. Was it bad enough to do a bust adjustment? No, but for the next wilder I will add about an inch to the bodice length. This is something I normally do to some patterns in the bust because I’m a true DD. I must also mention that I love how the pattern already has the lines in place to make a full bust adjustment if needed. Okay okay!
The Wilder gowns I’ve seen circulating have all kinds of hacks and I love to see them. I’m 5’10 so the length was definitely not being adjusted and 2 tiers were perfect for me. But I did want to jazz up the sleeves a little. I thought about adding a couple layers of gathered ruffles but I didn’t want to overdo it…this time! I decided to add ties to the hem of the sleeves to bring together with the neck tie. I simply cut out two extra ties of the neck tie pattern piece and use one for each edge of the sleeves. When I finished I realized if I would’ve made the sleeves on the bottom wider (to allow for gathering) I could’ve used the same casing method used on the neck. I will definitely do that for the next Wilder because I’m seriously making more!

Now for gathering the skirt! There are several different methods for gathering and I normally used the yarn method but with such fine fabric it just wasn’t the best option. So I went old school and used a basting stitch for my gathering. If your machine has a gathering foot, this would also be a great time to pull that foot out okurrrrr! I also decided for my next Wilder that I want more gathering in the skirt so instead of 2 for top tier I may do 3 and for the bottom tier I will use 4 (cutting out 7 instead of 5).

As always, thanks for stopping by! Tell me what you think about my first Wilder gown. Have you created this baby? If not, what are you waiting for? It’s so fun!

Peace & Blessings!