Simple Jersey Spotted Dress

Like the pattern before I decided to make another dress with a circle skirt. However I wanted to try challenging myself and use a fabric I hadn't used before, stretch jersey. I hadn't decided on the bodice part but I knew I wanted short sleeves so that did limit my options as such.

I started with the quarter circle skirt, did want a half circle but didn't actually have enough fabric! Once I had made the skirt I started to think about the bodice and just made a generic bodice from my blocks and though when I had that sewn together and on the mannequin it would make it easier to see what kind of bodice I wanted.

I then made some simple short sleeves and sewed them onto the bodice too. I started to manipulate the bodice by chopping off the sleeves to make them shorter and so more like cap sleeves, then I proceeded to cut down into the neckline giving it a more desirable neck shape. I made it into a sweetheart neckline and a small scoop at the back of the bodice. Pleased with my design I started to sew the bodice and the skirt together, and because the fabric was a stretch Jersey there were no need for buttons or zips, simply put it over your head!

Front View of Dress

 Back View of Dress

Sweetheart Neckline

Detail of Sleeve