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Happy Friday! Hope you are all looking forward to a sewtastic weekend! My MIL is up from Kent for the weekend and she always takes the kids out for long day trips so Yip Yip I get a lot of sewing time :-).

But before all that I present to you New Look 6803. For the first time in quite a while, I have tried a pattern that just did not work.  I bought this pattern during the New Look 6803 half price sale in January. I was attracted to the pleated neckilne on view B. Its a cute looking dress.

I cut the smallest size on the pattern and used some drapey polyester to make a muslin. The fabric came from from a closing down sale at £1/m so I will be using it for muslins a lot. The colour is not inspirational but it will be useful.

Cutting out and sewing up were very easy. However……The dress did not look at all how I pictured it would on me.

In hindsight the pleats at the neckline created a maternity like feel and look. Its OK but I have been pregnant a LOT over the last 5 years and I am over that look! No matter which way I tried to pin it just wasn’t working for me without putting in darts etc. I might as well use a pattern that has more shaping in it. I like to have some shaping around the bust at least. I think its a good pattern – I saw on Pattern Review some versions that looked great but its not for me.

Verdict: I will not be making this again. I am going to try , view C the kaftan top. It might work better.

Thought I’d share this  conversation with my photographer.

Me: Can you take a couple of pictures please?

Mr SNS : Sure I ‘ll grab my phone while you  change.

Me: I am dressed.

Mr. SNS : <raises an eyebrow> Thats for your blog?

Me: Yes. Dont you like it?

Mr SNS: <scans dress head to toe> It makes you look like…..<tilts head to the left>…. a sack of potatoes?….

Me:  Just take the F*$King pictures.

Happy sewing everyone! Off to make some spring summer pyjamas for my boys. Thats 3 pairs of pyjama bottoms and 2 tops 😉

Hila

Links

New Look 6803 Sewing Pattern Minerva link

Amazon

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