Since I blasted Instagram with these photos before the holidays, it is about time I made mention of them here. My mom, sister, and I took an amazing trip to New York City in early December. In addition to seeing Hamilton (AMAZING!!), I did a little fabric shopping. I toted 3 yards of this stretch velvet from Spandex House back with me on the airplane, and immediately started planning holiday dresses.
I knew I wanted to show off this fabulous color and pretty drape. I also kept in mind that I didn't want patterns with heavy gathering or too much topstitching. I settled on the Modkid Aubrey and the Chalk and Notch Waterfall Raglan Dress.
Using glittery knit fabric left over from a Project Run and Play challenge, I created flat "piping" in the curved seams of the Aubrey Dress. I was nervous that the piping wouldn't lay right when worn without topstitching the seam, but it stays flat after all.
The only other change I made was to add a collar at the front bodice. The collar gets sewn into the shoulder seam. I switched to a non-glittery knit for the neckband to avoid any itchiness. The collar adds a bit of sophistication to the dress.
I am not the first to sew up the Waterfall Raglan dress in stretch velvet. Gabriela herself has sewn quite a few! This pattern and fabric combination is perfection. For the fit, I needed a size 5 in width and size 7 in length. I appreciate how Gabriela gives lengthening tips otherwise I'm afraid I would have ended up with something too tight in the underarm by adding all of the length in the midsection.
Of course, Tandy had to check out the twirl factor.
I have added a few more tips for sewing with stretch velvet over on the Modkid blog today.
P.S. That last photo may be my favorite ever!
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