Dresses – Jay Dog Designs

Finishing what you started

In the past I used to flit from one project to another. Perhaps the first wasn’t turning out as expected or didn’t fit properly. Disappointed, I would put it to one side and start another project. I think that was my inexperience and not knowing how to tailor a garment or work around problems findingContinue reading “Finishing what you started”

Is it a dress or a pinafore?

I had been thinking about making a corduroy pinafore for a while and as luck would have it I found the perfect pattern in my recently subscribed to Simply Sewing magazine (https://www.gathered.how/magazines-simply-sewing/). The Carnaby dress by Nina Lee (https://www.ninalee.co.uk/shop/carnaby-dress/) can be used as a dress with or without sleeves or as a pinafore to wearContinue reading “Is it a dress or a pinafore?”