Saturday, Jan 14th: Doja of Elewa blog, Judith of Judith Dee’s World, Tanya of Mrs. Thursday, Jan 12th: Bianca of Thanks I Made Them, Daniela of On the Cutting Floorįriday, Jan 13th: Melissa of Mahlicadesigns, Rachel of Sew Redy, Renata of Runnningnstyle, Sonja of Sewing ala Carte Wednesday, Jan 11th: Linda of Elle Gee Makes, Tee of Maggie Elaine Tuesday, Jan 10th: Je’Tua of Robertswife, Meg of Cookin’ and Craftin’, Melanie of Its Melanie Darling Monday, Jan 9th: Maria of How Good is That?, Tonya of Sew So Petite Sunday, Jan 8th: Elizabeth of Elizabeth Made This, Brittany of Brittany J Jones THE DAY AND NIGHT DRESS CHALLENGE BLOG TOUR SCHEDULE: You can find the details on Elizabeth’s blog, Elizabeth Made This. Thanks to Elizabeth for putting this together for us all to enjoy! There’s a community challenge too, with cool prizes and great sponsers. The Day and Night Dress Challenge blog tour is a great way to visit some new blogs and find some inspiration for your own makes. McCall’s 7464 is a pretty easy pattern to put together, yet it has a lot of fun detail. The ponte knit, although stable, has a teeny bit of give, and since it’s placed at the waist, this means this dress is really comfy. I used a solid ponte knit for the insets and the sleeves so that it would provide a calming contrast to the busy plaid. I love how the curved insets add shape at the waist. There’s nothing like a plaid matching challenge to test your determination! The challenge was cutting and placing them on my plaid woven cotton.

It has curved pockets, a design element that mimics the line of the curved inset.The pockets were lined, but very easy to sew. I feel weird if I don’t have somewhere to stick my hands! That’s why I picked McCalls’ 7464 for this make. But to me, a day dress just has to have pockets. I’d wear dresses every day if I had enough of them! Dresses are perfect for everything a day can dish out: running errands, a business meeting, or (!!) happy hour.

You’ll find a list of the bloggers that are participating and links to their sites at the end of this post. What better way to jump-start our sewing after the holidays! There’s a blog tour and a community challenge so check it out for some inspiration. Thanks to Elizabeth of Elizabeth Made This for this challenge. Hi all – – I’m pleased to be showing you my dresses as part of the Day and Night Dress Challenge Blog tour.

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