Darling Ranges Debut

After the upside down sleeve mistake the rest of the dress went together easily.

This is how I wore it to work today. I got several compliments, and it was very comfortable.

This is how it looks with no belt. Don't get me wrong, I don't hate it, but I would change a few things. Actually I did change a few things. Read on.

Here is the back. It kind of feels like a 90's era baby doll dress. I had Doll Parts in my head all day. I also had to resist the urge to over pluck my eyebrows and line my lips in maroon.

I love the rayon challis I used. It is a bit stretchy, but not much. I also really love the mother of pearl buttons I found on Etsy.

I also love the bias binding neck finish. It looks like nothing from the outside.

Here is the neckline from the front.

I know you have been waiting....here is the dress inside out! Does anyone else get excited about the inside out shot? I love the bias binding finishing. It looks so clean.

So the good:

• The sew along on Megan's blog told me how to raise the neckline, which I did.
• I love the neck finishing.
• This dress was pretty darn easy!
• I like the elastic sleeve finish.

The not so good:

• I resemble Hole. I need to lengthen the waistline some. How to do that is also on her sew along, but that is unheard of for me. I always raise the waistline on patterns. I made this as directed.
• I made this as directed and would change a few things:
• I would not back stitch on the darts. I know this already, but I wanted to do this pattern as directed.
• I would go ahead and stitch the shoulder seams when I do the side seams.
• I would attach the sleeves before I sew on the skirt just to not deal with so much bulk.

What I changed:

• I skipped the waist ties.
• I shortened the sleeves.
• I raised the neckline by 1".

I will sew this again with the few tweaks. I do like the dress and it is very comfortable. Plus, the customer service was to die for!