Tag: bodycon

• Little Purple Dress: Kommatia Beatnik

  

  Kommatia Patterns has done it again! Here is another must have dress The Beatnik.

  October 2, 2018

  Dresses, Pattern Test, Sewing

  bodycon, cap sleeves, eggplant, fall, fitted, high neck, indie pattern, knee, kommatia, midi, mini, mock neck, Pattern Test, scuba, winter

• Blue Floral Flounce Dress: McCalls 7046

  

  This bright blue floral flounce dress has been in the plans for years, but I finally made it.

  August 17, 2017

  Dresses, Sewing

  bodycon, bright, cotton jersey, double flounce, fitted dress, flounce, gathers, M7046, McCall Pattern Company, narrow hem, ruched waist, ruching, summer 2017, zig-zag

• Stretch Dashiki Dress: McCalls 6886

  

  Many sewists list McCalls 6886 as a tried-n-true pattern. I am one of them, my lastest version is in this great stretch dashiki.

  August 1, 2017

  Dresses, Sewing

  African fashion, African print, bodycon, dashiki, M6886, McCalls, mccalls 6886, stretch dashiki, TNT, tried and true

• A Tried and True Review: McCalls 6886

  

  Anyone who has been sewing clothing for anytime has likely sewn or heard of the TNT (tried-and-true) McCalls 6886. So why is M6886 a TNT pattern?  Well it’s so simple! Can be made with as little as two pattern pieces (View D & F) Can be sewn is 1-2 hours Can be easily graded for those […]

  June 13, 2017

  Dresses, Sewing

  alter, bodycon, dress, hacks, M6886, McCall Pattern Company, McCalls, mccalls 6886, mod, modification, TNT, tried and true

• Striped Fitted Peplum Dress – McCalls 6886 modified

  

  I wanted to bring you a quick piece as I know I haven’t posted in a while. I stumbled upon this look yesterday while looking for some sewing inspiration online. I needed something that I could sew up in an evening to have a post for today. As soon as I saw a Beaute J’adore’s Nautical […]

  August 11, 2015

  Dresses, Sewing

  B&W, beaute j’adore, black and white, bodycon, dress, fitted dress, M6886, peplum, peplum dress, ponte, striped, stripes

• My Version of the Infamous Go-To Dress – McCalls 6886

  

  There really isn’t much to say about this pattern that hasn’t been said. It is a favorite on Pattern Review, you’ll find it as an honorable mention on their “Best Pattern  of 2014” list. It is also a popular pattern in some of the Facebook sewing groups that I am in. I think the popularity is […]

  May 21, 2015

  Dresses, Sewing

  B&W, black & white, black and white, blue, bodycon, chevron, dress, easy, knit, M6886, McCalls, metallic, midi, quick, simple, two pattern pieces

• Beyonce Colorblock Copycat Dress

  

  This is an old creation that I’ve just got around to photographing. Still I was quite proud of myself so I’m sharing. (Almost) every year some of my girlfriends and I meet up at my college’s homecoming weekend. The weekend always consists of a group dinner, two nights of partying and the game-of course. Naturally, every year […]

  May 7, 2015

  Dresses, Sewing

  beyonce, black, bodycon, color block, copycat, dress, instagram, red, self draft