{"id":760,"date":"2013-03-03T01:45:15","date_gmt":"2013-03-03T06:45:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/?p=760"},"modified":"2021-12-04T11:34:43","modified_gmt":"2021-12-04T16:34:43","slug":"eva-knit-dress-free-pattern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/eva-knit-dress-free-pattern\/","title":{"rendered":"Eva Knit Dress – Free pattern"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I found this great site for free patterns – Your Style Rocks<\/a>. \u00a0There are only a few patterns but they are awesome! \u00a0I was immediately drawn to the Eva dress<\/a>. \u00a0Their photo on the dress form looks so slimming and sophisticated that I had to make it. \u00a0Except mine didn't come out quite like that.<\/p>\n

It is described as a classy and elegant dress with a\u00a0beautiful\u00a0cowl neck. \u00a0I chose to make it in a plain black, although with the design across the front being in different pieces, I think this would look great as a color blocked dress.<\/p>\n

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I used a light-weight slinky knit from my local store and I think this is mostly where I went wrong with this pattern. \u00a0My fabric is simply too light and thin to have the smooth draping called for to make this look really good.<\/p>\n

The dress was quick and easy to put together. \u00a0The pattern is very well drafted and fits together perfectly. \u00a0Instructions and clear and easy to follow and the dress fitted me just great without the need for any large alterations.<\/p>\n

There is a tuck in the back, which is in two pieces, top and skirt, and the tuck is in both parts. \u00a0It pulls in the waist a little to make the dress more fitted. \u00a0I'm actually not too sure about this feature. \u00a0It might be better omitting this and have the black plain, and cutting it smaller in the waist instead.<\/p>\n

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When it was finished, it fit quite well, and there was enough ease to allow me to pull the dress on and off, but not too much. \u00a0I have worn it a couple of times and I thought it looked good, although my colleagues weren't so sure.<\/p>\n

Now I've seen these photos – I agree with them. \u00a0It just does NOT suit me. \u00a0I look too ‘butch'. \u00a0Is it the wide slashed neckline and the little sticky-out sleeves? \u00a0I look like a tiny head on some huge shoulders. \u00a0And the shape is all wrong, or the length? \u00a0The\u00a0diagonal\u00a0lines on the front? Or maybe it's the silly way I am holding my arms in these photos.<\/p>\n

I'm just not sure why it looks so bad, I can't quite put my finger on it. \u00a0But this dress makes me look all frumpy and dumpy and just Big. \u00a0I'm pretty sure its the wide neck and the sleeves are wrong for me. \u00a0It's in the back of my wardrobe now and I won't wear it again unless I can change it somehow.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0Anyone have any suggestions on what changes I need to make to this dress to make it more flattering? \u00a0Or should I just scrap it and move on to something else?<\/p>\n

Authored by: Deby at So Sew Easy

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I found this great site for free patterns – Your Style Rocks. \u00a0There are only a few patterns but they are awesome! \u00a0I was immediately drawn to the Eva dress. \u00a0Their photo on the dress form looks so slimming and sophisticated that I had to make it. \u00a0Except mine didn’t \u2026 Continue reading → <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":309,"featured_media":772,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wds_primary_category":0},"categories":[5,7,11,95,4],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/760"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/309"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=760"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/760\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":71297,"href":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/760\/revisions\/71297"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/772"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=760"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=760"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=760"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}