My husband got a light sweatshirt for his birthday one year. He wasn't going to wear it so I started wearing it to the shower when we were camping. I really liked it. I didn't have to take clean clothes to public showers, and I could dress quickly and get back to the camper when I was done. The only thing was the dress was a smidge too short and ya know I was commando.
So I decided to make my own. This way I could have a fabric I liked and make it longer, and a hood and a pocket wouldn't be too bad either. I looked around at a bunch of different patterns, especially for sweatshirt dresses, but in the end, I decided to use Jalie 2676, which I have made a couple times before [here] and [here]. I just lengthened it to make it a dress.
I like it! I guess I did add too much for the hips, but what they hey.
I like it! I guess I did add too much for the hips, but what they hey.
Here is a picture of the fabric close up and the front pocket, which I meticulously matched perfectly only to realize now no one knows it's there. The fabric was called "Camping Badges." It's not really very campingly themed, IMO.
I played around with the idea of color blocking it (hood, pocket, maybe sleeves a different color), but the first fabric I bought for it was way off. I bought another that matched better, but in the end, I liked this fabric more.
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