I feel like I’ve been absent the last week. Sorry about that.
I have been busy and ‘sew busy’ at least.
This week I traced off two patterns, Lisette Passport Jacket and Simplicity 2444 (or My Postcode Dress). I could not decide which one to start first and then Joanne’s Stitch & Witter’s blog post popped up in Google Reader about her completed (and gorgeous) Simplicity 2444 The Portlandia and that set me off.
I’ve just got the hem to go and although I am dying to post a picture I think that would ruin the fun. Sorry folks.
Plus I would like to make a belt for this dress before I take a blog post picture for it.
My fabric choice was odd… but I like the overall effect (not that it looks like overalls mind you!). The print is quite big and the fabric is heavy. I like how the skirt is sitting and I think that is due to the weight of the fabric. And I thought I was a non-full skirt kinda girl, there you go!
My girls love it. I’ve never sure if that’s a good or a bad sign…
Here is a tiny sneak peek. Zipper is now done and I’ve whacked it on the dressform ‘Betty’ (so named because I ‘Draper/drape her’ – I know… groan, stupid joke).
Basting in the zipper to Simplicity 2444. Did not follow the pattern instructions for this!
Sew Busy Lizzy 
Ooh the fabric looks great! Can’t wait to see the finished dress 🙂
Thanks for dropping by! I probably would have finished it by now if I could stop trying it on and twirling…
Twirl away! But post pics soon. Looks like it’s gonna be a beauty. I love the origin of Betty’s name.
Definitely! If only the hem wasn’t so long…
Oooh, lovely! I’ve just subscribed to your blog – You’ve lured me in with Hazel and 2444, two dresses I’ve been meaning to make! I own the Simplicity, but somehow I’ve never quite had the cajones to figure out the double-dart fitting. Yours is lovely though!
Hello! I love 2444 – all the blog gushing and pattern reviews are true, it’s a perfect pattern. I found the double darts no issue and required no alteration. It fits me straight off the pattern sheet, I just need to make it a size smaller – pattern ease drives me nuts!
I found Hazel a challenge, it’s not hard to make but requires attention to fit. Once you master the fit, the design ideas start flying!!