One last swing...

... for the descending summer. This is the swing dress I made last week. I think it will be the last for some time now...
This time I crossed the straps in the back and I gathered the front bodice. Both were very easy operations. The front gathering:

1. Sew a small fabric tube.
2. Measure the middle of the front bust piece and knot the fabric tube around it.
3. Stitch them together from the inside.

Also the skirt is less circular this time.







The straps in the front:


The straps in the back are made long long, crossed and then stitched on the outer side of the bodice. The extra length makes for a small bow.

Second swing

I did finish the second swing dress. Very quick! I did photos while sewing to show you my sewing sequence but I made a mistake to save them on the camera chip. So it will take till next week to upload them, when I get the cable...
A tip how to apply your measurements on a stretch fabric (click to enlarge and save it large with right mouse button):



The difference with this one is that I made fully self lined bodice and waist is higher:







I did two mistakes - first one I cut one of the four skirt pieces wrong... Second I wanted to sew the matched pieces in the front, but somehow messed it up. This one I will fix - I will undo the waist seam and flip it.






At the end I do love this dress. It a better sewn version of the last one.
Funny backstage fact: For fun at the end - a weird Humpty Dumpty dance inbetween two photos...

Swinging the dress

I started using my stash. Or more the fabrics I was buying all the time...
The jersey dress itself:








The pattern tutorial:



Important is to consider in the measurement that the jersey is stretching. You should cut it in a way that you apply your measures to a stretched jersey, otherwise it will get too wide. The skirt is made of 4 pieces because of the fabric - I wanted to make the stripes slightly tilted. The pattern is of a basic circular skirt, it can be done with 2 pieces or even just 1 piece.

All in all very easy and comfy dress - I think I will make a black one if I find the right jersey for it!