Trust me Johnny, I’m the superman {Burda 2/2013 #114}
Whoop, whoop! I can’t believe it – dress #5 of my 27 Dresses Challenge is finished already, but it took longer than expected.
It’s a sleeveless “I call it summer-in-the-city” jersey dress with cascading pleats in the front and an asymmetrical hemline. Let the pictures speak (unfortunately I forget to take one from the back, because it looks quite pretty):
I used the #144 Burdastyle pattern of the February 2013 issue (it’s the one on the cover). I changed the pattern a little (of course!) to make it look more fun.
The original was a bit too long for my taste and the awesome fabric I found needed something more edgy. I shortened the hemline and cut the pattern to an asymmetrical hemline (I’ll explain how to do that in an extra post!).
When I saw the fabric it was love at first sight. I got it in my (newly) favourite fabric store near Walthamstow Central (London). The print is crazy! Basically, it’s full of fun phrases that just don’t make any sense (the part I like most 😉 ).
“Trust me Johnny I’m the superman” is definitely one of my favorites.
It was my first time sewing with very elastic jersey. The elastic part was not that bad at all. My sewing machine has a pretty good variety of stretch stiches and I didn’t have any problems with handling the stretch. What was bugging me all day was the rubberised print. Not the print itself (which is awe-some!), but the rubber part of the letters. My machine’s feed dog and presser foot couldn’t really handle the rubbery parts of the fabric. The fabric would permanently get caught and I had to start all over again. Some of the seams (ride sides together) were fine, but everytime I had to sew right sides facing up it almost drove me crazy. In the end I had to handstitch the hem. I wish it would look better, but there was no way I could have done it with the machine.
Lots of aggression had to be repressed to keep me from burning that fabric. Seriously. I could have been done maaany hours earlier.
However, in the end it was worth the trouble. The dress fits snugly and beautifully and I can’t wait for the sun to come out.
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Three things that happend in the past two weeks:
I love the sewed on tie belt.
I even made the effort to make the bias binding myself. For that I used the leftover fabric of the grey sheath dress. I love when garments are as pretty on the inside as on the outside, but sometimes I just don’t make the effort (I want to get it done!). This time I did and I looove it.
The shorts have a zipper, a flap & button, press fastening AND the belt. I’m pretty sure they won’t fall off 🙂
Pretty close, don’t you think?
I issued a challenge to myself (we all love challenges, don’t we?). Well, it isn’t one of those 30-day-challenges that one sees everywhere these days. Although I really like those – there’s an end in sight. 
I especially like the back.(The creme-coloured top doesn’t belong to the dress, it’s just something the Judy likes to wear.)