Red Bamboo Jersey Dress

 I found this bamboo jersey in Chu Shing Textiles shop in Toronto, where we travelled last May for our honeymoon. It is soft and with a great drape and hang, and just the perfect thickness and deep red colour. When I bought it I was thinking about a wrap top, but having enough fabric, I could not help to make a dress. This happens often. I buy i.5m of fabric to make a top piece, and then I squeeze a dress out of it, because I consider a dress a whole outfit, although at the end you need thighs and shoes and a jacket...

Well, I made some serious (and successful) hacking for this one. I used the Joni Dress Pattern, from Tilly's, but instead of the twisted front, I made a wrap front out of the back piece. Clever, eh... Then, I took 100 cm of flare off the skirt and made it midi. I inserted some natural rubber along both sides of the crossed fronts to prevent any gaping. For future versions, I'd rather make the fronts higher and then make some pleats under the armpits, like in this bodice. 

Well, all in all, a good make.