Mabel Dress + Blouse

Mabel Dress

I bought some lovely linen mix at the end of last summer and started looking for the ideal pattern! I finally found the Mabel Dress and Shirt pattern and decided to go for it! I absolutely love shirring - find it quite easy and love the effect. I found the instructions easy to follow although I didn’t read them properly and used elastic around the whole sleeve head….. I like the way it fits though! I added inseam pockets as I think all dresses should have pockets!!!! Loved the fact that you didn’t have to print out the extra pattern to extend the shirt into the dress - just adding the required length on - saving the world one piece of paper at the time! All in all I’m very happy with the way it turned out and will definitely make another when I find the next perfect fabric!

Mabel blouse

This is a lovely.pattern and very easy to follow. Also easy to adjust if needed. I put in a few extra rows of shirring to make the waistband more defined and slightly shortened the elastic at the front, back and sleeves to hold the neckline in a bit more. I'll be wearing it all the time and making a dress soon as well, thanks!

Mabel - love it!!

A new style for me with lots of new skills learnt. As always Tillys instructions are brilliant!