Today I’m delighted to be a stop on the blog hop for Jennifer Sampou’s brand new fabric line, Black & White, for Robert Kaufman fabrics!
I met Jennifer at Quilt Market this past fall and just had a blast with her.  There may or may not have been an evening of charades in the Hilton bar complete with singing by Amy Gibson and myself.  😉 It might have been pretty epic.  When I wasn’t laughing away after hours, I was on the market floor and able to see Jennifer’s fabrics up close and in person.  When she asked me to be part of the blog hop, I thought about tackling a garment for myself with her yarn dies and an accent fabric from her collection.  And so, I made the Crepe Dress by Colette.
This is a wrap style dress designated by Colette Patterns as “beginner”. Â Hmm…well probably compared to their other patterns this is a beginner pattern. Â But I think it is a bit more like an intermediate pattern for your average sewer. Â The facings are a bit tricky…that’s the main difficulty. Â Well and the six darts in the bodice… And it requires a good amount of fabric. Â There’s at least 4 yards of fabric in this dress!
I’m decently happy with how the dress looks on me but I think that I might still need to do some alterations to fit my proportions better. Â The bodice is a bit large on me in the center of the front. Â And I’m not sure if there is supposed to be that much fabric in the bodice back wrap. (But isn’t it pretty?!)
I love how flattering a wrap dress is for any body size. Â I’m not feeling my smallest these days by any means with a post surgery body and this dress helped hide a lot of that.
I think you can see the beauty of Jennifer’s fabrics in the photo above. Â Her Studio Stash yarn die looks really lovely with her fabric from Black and White (with a not so easy to remember name AJS-15017-290 ASH).
But if anyone has any suggestions for how the dress should fit me better please feel free to suggest away!! Because I’m certainly loving the wrap skirt!
It looks good and I hope it feels good. It's been ages since I"ve sewn clothes. You make me want to try it.
Wraparounds are hard but you did a nice job. I really like the sash and thats a great color. Thanks.
Beautiful dress.. Like the sash..
I got started as a garment sewer….quilts don't have darts and they always fit. The gray tones are delicious. Thanks for the chance to win.
I love your dress, I think I could wear this with my body type (middle weight). It is great, and you look great in it. Thank you for sharing. Have a wonderful day! dawnm1993(at)gmail(dot)com
The dress is quite lovely on you!!! The sash stays as I feel it adds something valuable to the look of a wrap dress. I agree w you about needing some minor alterations. Perhaps someone local who can actually see the dress off and on you can give you good feedback on how to do it. Great fabric choice too!!��
I love your dress from the front but I'm not so keen on the back!
Cute dress! Like the varying size of a wrap around. Really like the black and while fabric and contrast.. I do tend toward high contrast fabrics, black white, brights on white or black.. all appeal to me 🙂
Love the wrap style- and the skirt length is perfect!!!
That dress is the cutest!!!! You look so beautiful in it:)
HELLO, it is adorable on you!
Thanks for sharing on your neat Blog+in this giveaway as well!
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I think you did great for a novice dress maker! I agree with a couple other folks above – how 'bout some sassy red shoes to go with? 🙂
Lovely dress. A pop of color in the accessories would complete the elegant design.
Beautiful fabrics and lovely dress. It's been too many years since I did garment sewing for me to suggest how to adjust the bodice so it hugs your figure better. Quilting is much easier to get the right fit!!
I really like the dress reminds me of the ones mom use to wear back in the 70's I see a lot of the 70's looks coming back……..
You did a great job on the dress! I like the way it wraps in the back.
Looks cute.. And comfortable dresses get the most use in my opinion
lovely fabric, thanks for the chance
A lovely dress, very sweet. Thanks for the giveaway. Tarnia.hodges AT gmail.com
Your dress is very nice! I really like the sash. cknapp3626@sbcglobal.net
Your dress is very nice! I really like the sash. cknapp3626@sbcglobal.net
This is a very cute dress pattern. I do think it would benefit from some tailoring for you!
If only I had a girl to sew for…cute pattern 😀
Very cute dress. Nancy A: rangerer@sbcglobal.net
Love the dress…..not sure what I would make with the fabric tho…..would have to look around to see something that catches my eye and go from there…..
Angela
you are angelic in your Black & White dress. I love how it drapes on you and the back neck line.
I'd love to meet Jennifer one day too. I'm a new fan of ALL her fabrics, since the debut of Shimmer last Spring and am finding I can't resist any of her collections the more I uncover, past and present.
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I don't think that went well, my computer prowls aren't very good. I love the dress, reminds me of spring while we have rain. I like the belt and the draping this dress has.
I think you did a great job on the dress. I haven't sewn clothes for years.
I used to sew clothes and getting a good fit was always a challenge. Quilts are so much easier! I think the dress looks cute, wear it proudly!
The dress looks wonderful, and thanks for the giveaway opportunity!
Love the dress, but the belt is not my style, I would be bolder!