Noosa Shift Dress

This is another Sew to Grow Pattern (sorrynotsorry). It is the Noosa dress. I originally made a muslin with the elastic, but decided to omit it for the final and wear it either with a belt or as a true shift and chunky jewelry if I wanted to.

Here is the finished product. I was looking for a super simple sew that I could do without thinking too much and this is perfect. I didn’t even hem it, just overlocked it (no judgement, I was lazy)! I had this flannelette in my stash to make pajamas for the boys out of…… but then I decided I needed a tartan dress. It’s fuzzy, snuggly and I feel like I’m wearing pajamas at work #makemyownstyle

I did have a colleague ask if I was back at work yet cause I never look like I’m in work attire – I don’t know, thoughts? I really do wear what makes me happy on the day – I’ve never understood how people can plan their outfits for the week – it’s like way too much planning for me!

We were away for the weekend at the beach which was bliss. I gave a lot of thought to how this year will plan out sewing wise for me and I’ve decided to try to wear at least one thing me made each day. I’m hoping this will give me the push I need to spend a little more quality time with the machines. It was an interesting experience as well, as I had my bod bod on show at the beach. I still had a couple of speed wobbles about showing off my cellulite which I was honestly quite surprised about, I totally thought that I was there and proud. Just goes to show that sometimes, we just need to keep working on our self confidence and try to ‘self source’ rather than looking for external validation.

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Modifications: none – this was a straight sew. I would add the flutter sleeves next time and do it in lighter cotton for summer. I also would prefer a more curved hem so I might change that slightly.

Features: there is so many things you could do to this depending on your style. I am loving bias bound at the moment, I think it looks so much cleaner – see here.

Sizing: I always need to mash sizes so this is an XL top to 2XL bottom. I’ll probably take the top in slightly, but then, with the flutter sleeves and elasticated waist it might be best to leave as it.

Wine Pairing: hmmm, light and fizzy – moscato I think.