{"id":69572,"date":"2019-05-07T08:34:57","date_gmt":"2019-05-07T12:34:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/?p=69572"},"modified":"2019-05-03T11:35:57","modified_gmt":"2019-05-03T15:35:57","slug":"liesls-wool-flannel-rush-hour-dress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2019\/05\/liesls-wool-flannel-rush-hour-dress.html","title":{"rendered":"liesl’s wool flannel rush hour dress"},"content":{"rendered":"

When I’m designing a new pattern I always like to wear test it for myself. This helps me get a better sense for how it fits (with adjustments made for my own body), whether it’s comfortable, what to wear with it, which fabrics work best, and whether I want to make any changes as a result of my findings.<\/p>\n

Testing it also gives me an extra chance to sew through the pattern so I can make improvements to the instructions. For example, when I sewed the new Rush Hour Dress<\/a> for myself I realized how and when it would be best to make final fitting adjustments so you can accommodate any last-minute particularities in your fabric (extra stretch or drape, for example) before you finish assembling.<\/p>\n

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As it happened, I already had this beautiful gray wool flannel in my stash. (I purchased it as a bolt end during a trip to London a year or two ago.) And I’ve always wanted a gray flannel sheath dress since it’s such a versatile wardrobe piece. So off I went with it, checking the pattern and the directions as I sewed.<\/p>\n

Wool flannel is ideal for this pattern. It’s got just enough drape and weight to hang perfectly. Wool crepe is also lovely, but there’s something about flannel that’s perfect. My next version of this dress, for summer, will be in either linen or a wool suiting, which I think will also be wonderful, especially in a tropical weight for summer.<\/p>\n

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As a side note, I always have to lower the waist by about 1″ when I sew for myself. I’m that long-waisted! Otherwise I can usually sew up a size 4 with mostly minor adjustments, but when a pattern is this fitted you really do want to take the time to make sure it fits exactly. But it’s easy to fit when you have princess seams! Take in a little here, let it out a bit there. I also have a sway back, so I need to sew deeper princess seams at the lower back as well. In the end it’s nice to have a dress that’s made precisely for your body.<\/p>\n

I wore this dress all winter, and I wanted you to see this dress in a different fabric than the poly crepe we used for the photos on the cover, since you’ll get a different (better?) look with a less drapey fabric.<\/p>\n

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In a few days I’ll be back to show you some of the many, many ways you can wear this style. Sometime soon I’ll also show you how to change the neckline, too! V-neck, anyone?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Liesl is here showing off the Liesl + Co. Rush Hour Dress she sewed for herself using a beautiful wool flannel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":69585,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20687],"tags":[20809],"class_list":["post-69572","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general","tag-rush-hour"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/rush-hour-features.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5jZS5-i68","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":69614,"url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2019\/05\/liesls-rush-hour-blouse.html","url_meta":{"origin":69572,"position":0},"title":"liesl’s rush hour blouse","author":"Liesl Gibson","date":"May 20, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Liesl shares a Rush Hour Blouse she sewed for herself using a wonderful poly-rayon crepe.","rel":"","context":"In "general post"","block_context":{"text":"general post","link":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/list\/general"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/peplum-feature.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":69200,"url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2019\/04\/introducing-the-liesl-co-rush-hour-dress-blouse-sewing-pattern.html","url_meta":{"origin":69572,"position":1},"title":"introducing the liesl + co. rush hour dress + blouse sewing pattern","author":"Liesl Gibson","date":"April 16, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Introducing the new Liesl + Co. 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