Cat Print Grainline Alder Dress
I don’t know why it took me so long to make this pattern – it’s a fantastic pattern, as I would expect from Grainline. Maybe it’s the fact that I don’t often wear sleeveless tops/dresses? Although, this dress may be the one that breaks that habit.
This’ll be a short and sweet post. Not much to say about this dress other than praise. It’s not very fitted at the waist so I like the scooped side hem. The shorter length in the front and sides helps balance out the looseness, I think.
The pattern is Grainline’s Alder dress and I made no significant changes to fit or design other than slightly adjusting the pocket placement.
Jen at Grainline is a genius when it comes to armholes – she drafts them perfect every time. No gaping, no pulling, not too low or too high. And the armscye works for everyone – even if you need to do an FBA/SBA on her patterns, you don’t have to mess with those armholes. It’s like the Goldilocks armhole.
This cute print is from Stitch Lab here in Austin. It’s a quilting cotton but it works well for this pattern. The little round kitties on this print are so much fun – it’s like wearing Neko Atsume on your body.
The simple plastic buttons are from my stash.
I always get compliments on it when I wear it because of the print. People love cats!
Your Adler is so cute!
Love the fabric and the dress is really cute, I love a shirt dress.
Alder is so the perfect summer frock and this version is no exception! I love the kitty fabric – total Neko Atsume 😀
FANTASTIC! Every so often I consider this pattern but I hadn’t seen it made in quilting cotton before…and I love it. What an awesome excuse to buy all that beautiful stuff for something other than pocketing.
Love it! Cat dresses are always a good choice, weirdly. I keep waffling on this pattern because I don’t think it would be my style but you’re rocking it!
I’m not a cat person but I am a big fan of this dress <3 🙂
That print is adorable! I’m glad to know quilting cotton works well with Alder, because I’ve been wanting to make another!
I love it! I want your whole outfit – sandals included! I have to agree with you about Grainline’s armhole drafting too, they always fit really well!