But before we get to the dress, a few other palindrome faves:
Lived on Decaf; faced no Devil!
Yo, banana boy!
Party boobytrap!
As you can see, my policy is to end all palindromes with an exclamation point. It is absolutely necessary, thanks for asking ;)
Pattern: No lemon, no melon! (no pattern)Fabric: Cotton jersey, from fabric.com
Belt: Vintage
My Process
I started with this Old Navy dress from several years ago. It's a knit, and I like how it fits me.
I folded the dress in half and marked the arm hole and hem on (what I think is) quilting interfacing with dots on it. I found it with the interfacing at Hancock Fabrics and figured I could use it to copy and alter patterns. I traced the waist and skirt, adding 5/8" for seams.
I then used my trusty french curve to form the arm holes and neckline.
I cut the pattern piece out of the interfacing. I then pinned and cut two out of my striped fabric (one for the front and one for the back), placing the straight side of the pattern piece on the fold. I was also careful to match the stripes along the side seam. I used the stripe right under the arm as a guide.
Finally, I turned in the arm holes, neck line, and hem by 1/4". It was here that I realized this all may be easier with a serger. Someday....someday.
As you can see, the dress is the same backwards and forwards. I finished just in time for fireworks.
The Truth: My original idea for this fabric was a beach cover up (before I botched my July 4th dress.) Given my intentions, I think I can count this dress toward beachwear for The Summer Essentials Sew Along 2011. Tragically, I only get to the beach about once a year - so having a dress/cover up is handy and efficient. I know this is cheating a little... forgive me?
One more sewing palindrome to sign off? So many dynamos! (over at The Summer Essentials Sew Along flikr group...)
This is so clever and it looks great on you! And your palindromes are awesome!
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