Orange Crush: Dress, Skirt and Top

When I set out my goal at the start of the year, the one colour in the colour palette that filled me with trepidation was Orange.  I have never owned anything Orange.  It's not a colour that appeals to me and therefore to meet this goal I thought I'd be making a small token piece.  Never would I have imagined I would create 3.

It just so happened at the start of the year, my sewing inspiration or guru if you will; Emily Hallman, was creating a Navy and Orange collection.  And one of her fabric choices, a rayon-cotton blend Ponte Knit from Mood Fabrics really caught my attention.

As soon as I saw it I knew what I was going to make with it.  My favourite and most made summer dress; McCall's pattern M7130.  I have made so many versions of this dress that the tissue pattern is getting quite worn and I should really buy a back up.

This dress is actually strapless, but I always add spaghetti straps because they add that extra layer of comfort and I find that I'm fiddling less with the dress throughout the day.  I also make it midi length rather than floor length.  Again, it's just about a matter of preference.

When I bought the fabric, I thought I'd be playing with the direction of the pattern more.  But actually I didn't need to and therefore I ended up with quite a lot left over.  I was so enamoured with this fabric that I decided I wasn't going to leave it in my stash for another day and that I was going to get a couple more pieces out of it.



I managed another Butterick B6578 midi skirt and a Butterick B4685 top because I loved the puffy sleeves.  Both are quick and easy makes and this fabric sewed up beautifully for both of them.

The fabric is so soft and comfortable to wear I think they are going to be fantastic summer pieces for the wardrobe.  Now lets hope the British Summer doesn't live up to its reputation and we actually have some decent weather this year.

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