Cosy Heather weather.

So, finally got around to making a Sewoverit Heather dress.  I knew I would want to make it as soon as I first saw it.  It's a jersey, panelled dress with pockets.  What more could you want for a cosy winter, easy-to-throw on dress.

 I made mine all one colour in this lovely quality ponte roma jersey from Dragonfly fabrics. It's a viscose/poly/elastane mix in the colour rosewood, ideal for this pattern and I see there are some lovely new colours in Dragonfly that I may be tempted by.  You could, of course, make it in a couple of different colours if you like that look.

It's a great pattern to make up with super instructions, nothing tricky at all really.  I made the size 16 and I think it's a good fit.  I do get a little bit of pooling there at the back, but I don't think it's too bad, not that bothered by it.  I would say that the sleeves are a tad narrow, so if your arms are even remotely wider than the average you might want to add some width to the sleeve.

And, guess what?  it goes remarkably well with the pink denim Lola coat from Sew Over It.  I might just have to make a light wool version of the Lola for winter.  Anyway, the Heather is as great as I'd hoped, a very comfortable, easy to wear comfy, jersey dress... love it!

Her name is Lola.

 So, this is the Lola coat from the Sew Over It capsule wardrobe city break ebook which I have had since it's release and am only getting around to making now.  I love the look of all the items, but thought I'd make a start with Lola.  I'd seen Lisa (of Sew Over It) herself with a lightweight denim version and I thought that would be good for Autumn.  My fabric is pink lightweight denim fabric from Guthrie & Ghani.  It's a cotton/polyester mix, so probably will wear fairly well.

So, as you can see Lola has a waterfall front and is the type of coat that's very easy as a throw-on.  I chose to make the Medium which is oversized slightly (which it's meant to be) on my size 12-14 frame.  The making of it was quite fun, as there was the element of the puzzle about it, which I enjoyed.  I absolutely love the roomy pockets which are very cleverly designed.

 The front panels are curved and so are flattering on most figures, giving nice shapely design lines and a lovely neat collar.  I have worn it here over a jersey dress, but would go equally well with jeans or more dressy trousers.  It could also be nice and cosy on a windy day belted with a deep belt.  I'm pretty chuffed with both the fabric and the pattern and would hope to make more.  You can also make a short version, with no pockets.  The ebook itself is great, there are 5 main patterns for £20 which is great value in my opinion.  Highly recommend.