I found my fabric for my Mono Sewn garment for this month’s Monthly Stitch challenge but I had a little problem choosing a pattern!
I have a solid black “Ponti de Roma” – 72% polyester, 28% rayon.
I also have a black and white “Barcelona” – 95% polyester, 5% spandex.
They would look great together!
I pulled out my Butterick B5554. I’ll make view B!
Nope!
How about Butterick B4598, view A – a pattern my sister gave me.
Nope!
This pattern is more suitable for a linen, with it’s many pleats.
So I literally returned to the drawing board… What DID I want?
That’s better!
But now unfortunately, I might have run out of time, with the July challenge almost over and my dress half done, I have only one week left then I am away on vacation!
What should I do?
Where should I go and how should I get there?
One certainty though is that although I might not be able to blog for a couple of weeks, I will be able to read your’s! So keep creating and blogging!
And if I do manage to get this dress finished before the end of July and before I leave on my vacation, I will be sure to post!
Happy sewing!
P.S. Only image 2, 3, and 4, are mine… The rest are Google.
Tell me all about ponti de Roma please! What is this fabric that I keep seeing people rave about?? And, BTW, Happy Vacation!!
I’ve got one more post to do on this dress – I’ll add your question in there, just in case someone else might be wondering too! My vacation is going great, thanks! and Thanks for reading and commenting!
Have fun on your vacation – can’t wait to see how the dress turns out.
Thank you! I can’t wait to get it done neither! 😄
I know for a fact that the people you’re visiting are LOVELY and that one of them can sew (poorly) if there’s no way she can get out of it! 🙂
PS Can’t wait to see you!!!
Hahaha… Can’t wait to see you all!
Funny and cute post. You have left us with an end of season cliff-hanger. I’m reading, looking at the material, looking at the pattern, love the black print, then seeing your drafting (not sure if that’s the correct word) and wondering; “Yes, what is she going to do.” You’ll have to let us know what the final decision is?
Have a great vacation. I’m sure it is well deserved. Is there anything sewing – related planned?
Oh I am hoping, fingers crossed, to squeeze in the Final Post! Thank you! And I am vacationing with very strange people…. They don’t SEW!! 😳
Haha, I thought I was the only one leaving with a half finished dress or the prospect of sewing on the plane, lol! I finished mine yesterday, so I will have to post from holiday place, better pics perhaps then. I like Butterick B4598, won’t the pleats look nice on the ponti? It may not be as flowy but I think it will give it a nice effect! Have a nice time wherever you’re going! xx
I’m looking forward to seeing your project! I have enough of the Ponti left, I think, to make a skirt with the pleats, so I think I will do that – of course, as usual, not in time for July’s Monthly Stitch challenge, but the challenge has inspired me! I am definitely finding the Barcelona too light for pleats. I hope to sneak in one more post before I leave, but it is going to be a busy week! You have a lovely vacation yourself!