Saige Dress

We have another tester pattern for Simple Life Pattern Company.  It was released today, and you can find it here.

This is the Saige Dress, and I rather like how it was put together.  It is a knit, with a lined bodice, so you can use some thinner knits on it.  If you do use a thinner knit on the top, you probably will need something under the skirt portion.  Leggings are a good option here.

I did the bib version with a drawstring at the waist.  The bib is Perfection Fused Leather, so it is sort of leather-ish.

The iron-on vinyl appliqué was a little difficult to get it to stick.  I had to iron it for at least twice as long as normal.  I got the art from a Google image search, cut it out with my Silhouette and forgot to mirror it.  One of these years I will remember to mirror words and numbers the first time.

I made it in a 8W, 12L for her measurements.  Her waist is still a few sizes smaller, but this is meant to be pulled in anyways.  On the drawstring I added beads for a bit of fun.  You need the beads with the really large opening.  Luckily, there is a plethora of craft supplies on hand in my house.  Hard to believe, I know. 😉  The beads also keep the cording from easily going into the buttonholes and pulling out.  I frayed the edges of the cording after I put the beads on it.

The back:

I got this fabric at a now defunct fabric store about 5 years ago.  It has Supergirl comics on it.  Just right for my little super girl!  She loves it and got tons of compliments on it when she wore it to school.

Here is the second test of the pattern.  This time I used a stretch poly for the main fabric, a white knit for the bodice lining, and lambskin leather for the yoke and waistband.

I added another vinyl appliqué, but it discolored the leather.  After washing it in water, I figured it would all get a bit discolored and aged looking, which was fine.  These pictures it doesn’t look too bad, since I Photoshopped the bad parts out for the tester pictures.

The leggings I made her out of a very nice thick ponte material that I was saving for me.  So much for that…another piece of fabric sacrificed for my daughters wardrobe!  I actually bought both of these for me, but she is getting more “sophisticated” taste so the cutesy stuff doesn’t interest her anymore.  She chose this fabric for her dress, so I guess I need to get rid of some of the younger looking stuff.  Or use them for jammies.  Or sew them up for some charity projects.  Either way I need to clear out some of my fabric that won’t be getting used.

Then I can buy more, since right now the shelves are stuffed full!