Hello!
I have a garment make to share today.
I finished it about a month ago and have worn it a lot already.
I'm not really a bibs/overall person as far as pants go, but I really do like the style lines of this pattern. Its the dress version of the very popular Burnside Bibs pants - Simplicity S8641. Pretty enough for church in the summer, yet casual enough for a moms night out.
Leah is now the same size as me (actually a good 2'' taller) so it was easy to make one bib dress that we can both wear. We've both enjoyed the York Pinafore I made earlier so now we have two pinafores/bib dresses to pick from.
It was a pretty easy sew and turned out great in a stretch denim I found at Joanns. Its been comfortable to wear and washed up nicely.
One thing I did different from the pattern was the back belt loops. I never liked the bulky and wrinkly look in the back - in either the pants or the bib dress. So instead I sewed two channels across the width of the back piece (easy to do because there's a back facing piece). Two buttonholes on both ends allow the long ties to thread through the channels and make for a neater gather and less wrinkly look. If I make another one I'll put the buttonholes even closer to the side seams to spread the gathers over even more space for even less bulk.
Fun sew, successful garment, win-win!
I have a nice shirt to share soon as well, but I plan to batch sew a few more so am waiting to post that until I can do them all together.
Lots and lots of bag sewing going on so check out instagram for that (@sewn.by.anne.lacrosse) and I'll see you later when I have more garments to share!
