Pink Moschino Cotton Outfit

 This fabric has quite a story to me. When I first saw it in The Sewjo website I thought it would be awesome for an ensemble a la Chanel. It was a Moschino cotton and elastane at a very good price. 

When it arrived, and I saw it live I was completely disappointed, it feels too elasticated and thick... Then I had an envent and I decided it was worth a try. 

I found this pattern in an old Patrones magazine, and afterwards I remembered this was my second rendition of it,

the first one being for my sister in law, back in 2012. I do not like the patterns in the magazine, but Burda did not have anything similar, so I went for it, both the dress and the jacket. 

I had to modify the dress, but only slightly, taking some ease off over and under the bust, and then giving some A shape to the skirt. 

At the second fitting I realized it was awesome, the fabric looked amazing and the pattern was like a glove to my body, I could not be happier. It was very nice to sew and it was gorgeous till the end, no surprises. 

The jacket is a different matter, pieces did not properly match, shoulder seams were too long, sleeves did not make any sense... tried to adjust it as best as I could, and it ended up just good enough. 

 It went to confirm my bad opinion on Patrones magazine patters, they are a disaster, specially sleeves. If I had had any fabric or time, I would have redone it completely in a Burda pattern. 

But all in all, it is a stunning outfit, and I felt like a princess wearing it.