#WatchaWearinJanuary Blog Tour – Charleston Dress by Hey June

If you have seen me around any of the Facebook groups – you HAVE to have seen me post a version of my Charleston Dress by Hey June.  I have now made THREE versions of the dress, and have decided to share my first TWO versions with you!

As a part of the #watchawearinjanuary blog tour, we are showcasing what we are wearing in our climates, and/or for where we are headed.  I work in a business professional setting, so the ability to throw on a blazer with a nice dress (albeit, with a pair of boots, given its been approaching/below freezing), is worth its weight in gold.

This dress comes in two views: View A is an a-line skirt.  The first version I completed was using view A (please note, I lengthened the skirt to make it knee length, made a quick and dirty full bust adjustment by blending sizes, and shortened the bodice to accommodate my short torso – phew – THAT’S why I’m rarely happy in ready-to-wear clothing!)

I used a Liverpool (aka polyester spandex doubleknit) fabric that I had purchased from Denver Fabrics.  As it was my muslin, I didn’t worry too much about construction and that CLEARLY SHOWS (ummm… hello large seam down the front of the skirt — please remember to cut this piece on the FOLD if you are making it for yourself!).  There are nice DEEP pockets, the fit is comfortable, yet flattering, and in a stretchy enough material – you can cut the back on the fold, and omit the zipper altogether -SWEET!  As this was my first foray into florals – you can see I thought pairing it with a neutral solid cardigan helped to tone down the dress!

For my second version, I used another floral, but this time out of a scuba (far more stable) knit from Knitpop!  Ohhhh how I adore Knitpop!  Those mystery boxes can be ADDICTIVE (now I get why folks love to receive Stitch Fix boxes – it’s like Christmas at every delivery – especially when you aren’t sure of the contents).

This is view B (the sheath dress) and I cut the same size: medium blended to a large waist. I also decided to hack the neckline into a raised slit neck like you see here:
To achieve this look, I measured how much higher I wanted the neckline to be from my muslin, and then drafted a new pattern piece and a front and back facing:

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This V neck is far more pronounced than I intended, but I kind of like it that way!  At first I thought I did something wrong because my v would not lay well, but topstitching made ALL the difference!

Well – that’s all I have for now!  If you enjoyed the review – please let me know below!

Also, don’t forget to click through to the other bloggers pages to learn more about what we are wearing in January!  There’s a Rafflecopter that makes you eligible to win an outrageously good prize – what do you have to lose?

Ti (the tour host) has secured 2 prize packs! She’s giving away a total of 59 patterns and $235 worth of gift cards! Be sure to come back every day to register for chances to win:

Prize pack #1: 28 patterns, $100 in store credit to Raspberry Creek Fabrics and a $20 gift card to Mummykins and me.

Prize pack #2: 28 patterns, $30 credit to posh prints, $25 credit to You made something, $20 credit to P4P AND 2 yards art gallery fabric +1 coordinate from NR fabrics.

If you’re ready to be inspired, feel free to begin clicking through our HTML for this week. Obviously, posts go live on their date.

Sunday, January 8th: Sewing By Ti, Embrace Everyday, Doodle Number 5

Monday, January 9th: Sewing By Ti, Tenille’s Thread

Tuesday, January 10th: Robynne and the Bobbin, Harper+Lu

Wednesday, January 11th: 5 out of 4 Patterns, Sewingly Michelle

Thursday, January 12th: Crafty Like A Rox, SewSophieLynn

Friday, January 13th: Creative Counselor, Sewing By Ti

Saturday, January 14th: Wild & Wanderful

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