Ta Dah.. my purple Washi!

Ok so it didn't take long.

That's just part of what I love about this pattern.

 

 

Blogged previously here when I made my first one in blue.

This time I used the same linen-cotton mix but in a lovely purple.

 

This picture doesn't do the colour justice so...
 

 

 

That's better.

The pattern is by Rae from made-by-rae.com and I bought mine as a PDF.

That meant it came through really quickly and the printing and taping together wasn't too bad at all.

 

 

 

 

The shirring on the back makes it ultra comfortable as well as giving the front a good shape.

I have no doubts there will be more in my wardrobe by the end of the year!

 

And if you want to see a whole load for ideas just go to the flickr pool here.

 

 

 

I used a little strip of handmade bias binding to edge the neck facing

and I know no one else can see it but it makes me happy.

My First Washi Dress

 

It's finished and I love it!

It must be the most comfortable dress I have ever made with the stretchy panel of shirring at the back..
 

 

And the empire line style..
 

 

It took less than a day to make from start to finish and that was with shopping, cleaning and taxiing included.

 

The pattern was designed by Rae from made-by-rae , and was a PDF pattern that arrived almost immediately.

I printed out the 36 pages and pieced at all together.

This wasn't as complicated as I thought it might be, and was way outweighed by the fact that it was so instant.

I made it from a linen-cotton mix found at Truro Fabrics.

I am a size 12 and made a 'large' from the pattern, cutting the pocket linings from some batik cotton that was in my stash.

 The pattern said to get 3 yards and I bought 2.5m but there was plenty to spare.

 

All in all I think it is a great pattern

 (no surprises there as there is a huge flickr pool of dresses made from the pattern to see for yourself)

and certainly one that I will be using again....soon.

 

 

Good with tights too as the weather here is starting to get autumnal.