I had a bit of a think and decided that I’d make myself the Penny Dress by Sew Over It London. Now, if you follow me over on Instagram (you can find me on @sewlastminutelisa if you fancy a look) you’ll know that I’ve made 3 of these previously for my mum but not actually made any for myself.
The fabric is only 43” (about 110 cm) wide and the pattern called for 140cm wide so I knew that I would have to take some of the volume out of the skirt. I knew this wouldn’t necessarily be a problem so decided to go for it. It has taken quite a bit out of the bottom of the skirt and made it more of an A line looking skirt rather than the fullness of a circle skirt. However I really like it.
I felt like the belt might be a bit on the plain side so opted to have a play with the ribbon stitches on my Pfaff Performance Icon and jazz the red fabric belt up a little. Now, if you’ve not seen these stitches before they are amazing. It’s like plaiting ribbon. You have the option to use 1, 2 or 3 ribbons with a combination of different stitches to hold them in place. This is the first time I’ve had a project that I could really use it on and I have to say I’m really happy with how it turned out. My only tip is to make sure you use stabiliser underneath the decorative stitches on your machine!