Welcome to Anne's sewing blog!

I started this blog in 2012 in an attempt to keep better track of all the little things I make. I have found it fun to 'catalog' what I make so I'll continue to post my finished projects as they appear.

Its mostly for my personal use, but also gives me a way to share cute stuff with my craft-oriented friends and family. Enjoy!

Thursday, August 8, 2019

Burnside Bibs Dress (S8641)

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!  


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