Wednesday, November 19, 2014

MAGAM November project completed! Another Sweater Dress - Butterick 5247

My MAGAM November project is done! Yay! I used the tried and true Butterick 5147 knit dress pattern and made this Festive Sweater Dress really quickly.

I used size 12 because I used a more stretchy knit than the pattern calls for (the pattern calls for Moderate Stretch Knits). I had to narrow the arm holes and the waist quite a bit to get the right shape for me. So I probably would have been better off using a size 10.

I actually made the mistake of cutting the pattern at the tunic length instead of the dress length. Oh well! It will look fine with leggings and jeggings and skinny pants.

I love this pattern. It is easy and quick to sew and very versatile. Highly recommended! I debated whether I wanted to add some my own design elements into the dress but I think I'll just add my DIY jewelry, belts, etc to the dress instead.

I was too lazy to put on leggings for this photo but will definitely be wearing leggings/jeggings with this dress/tunic.
My review on PatternReview.com is here.

UPDATE: 2014.11.20 -
I wore this dress the day after I made it with a long sleeves t-shirt and jeggings. This was how it looked as a tunic:

It's funny that the same garment looks so different as a tunic than a dress!

6 comments:

  1. Tit looks really cute - but could you add a. Band at the hem to make it dress length . I had to do that on a cotton dress , then added a band to the sleeves too.
    Great job

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    1. Thanks MaryEllen! I thought about adding a band but in the end I thought since I wear this with leggings, tights and jeggings anyway I would just leave it short.

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  2. I've been thinking about making something similar to this. I love how yours turned out.

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    1. Thanks Beverly for your comment! This is a great simple versatile pattern for a sweater dress. I highly recommend you have a look at this!

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  3. I wondered why your dress was so short - now I know - but it looks great with the leggings and will be nice and warm this way. Maybe it was meant to be :)

    I think the dress is great to use as a canvas for other things - you will get more wear from it that way.

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    1. Thanks Sarah Liz! I think it works well as a tunic - good thing because I wouldn't want all that fabric to go to waste!

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