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Project Sewn {The Little Black Dress}

Have you heard about Project Sewn?  It is just like Project Run and Play but for women.

Project Sewn is a 4 week sewing competition comprised of 6 designer/seamstresses.  Designers are given a theme each week to base their looks on.  These looks are then scored by their fellow competitors and are opened to an online popular vote.  At the end of the voting period the scores and votes are tallied together.   Then according to this combined score one designer gets “sent home” and one will be announced “the winner” for each week.  This continues until the final week where a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winner will be announced.
 

Just like Project Run and Play, Project Sewn has a sew a long group and the first weeks challenge is all about The Little Black Dress.

little black dress 001I used this pattern from McCall’s and as you can tell its an old pattern. The date on the back says 1979. I don’t normally sew from older patterns but I really like this one and will make more dresses from it for sure.

little black dress 015The fabric that I used was a medium weight knit of sorts. It has a lot of stretch to it and I’m not sure which it is but it has either lycra or spandex in it. The wrong side of the fabric is smooth and the right side of the fabric has a nice woven look to it. I really wish I knew exactly what type of fabric it was because I would buy more for sure. It is the most comfortable material I have ever worn! It was a little hard to work with though. Super stretching and smooth. It definitely challenged my top stitching skills.

little black dress 009The pattern was for a loose fitting dress so I had to do a lot of altering. This type of fabric just looks better as a more structured fitting dress.

little black dress 004 I did shorten the capped sleeves and made the dress fall about mid-calf.little black dress 007 little black dress 013 little black dress 011 Now head on over to Project Sewn to see what the competitors made. They are all simply amazing!

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  3. Awww look at you….so pretty…and having fun with the camera remote ;-))

  10. Your dress is so classic and beautiful! You look very pretty! LOVE the haircut! I also have a short “do”… I refer to it as the “Q-Tip”… only after I wake up in the morning. 🙂

  14. I love this dress and the pattern…wish I could find it! I recently subscribed to your blog and am really enjoying it. I made vintage Christmas dresses for my girls and am quickly getting addicted to sewing. I also live in NH and can’t wait to check out Frank’s Bargain Center…it’s only 40 min from me! Thanks for sharing all your beautiful projects and creations!

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