Jomar in Philadelphia sells some great knits. This one is an acrylic blend, wash and dry. This is Butterick 4920, the dress version. (Scroll below to see my "par-tay" top. On this, I lined the skirt with nylon tricot, and at the hem, like a slip, edged this with narrow lace. Now, I don't have to wear a slip. The fabric itself is finished with twin needle hem. In place of the twin needle, I would really like to have a coverstitch machine. I am looking to buy the BabyLock CLCS machine, and am searching around to get one for a good price. I do NOT want to pay MSRP. There is BabyLock dealer where I live, but they want MSRP. I am considering getting the Janome instead, but that would be a compromise, and at my age, I've realised that compromise is not always the best thing for me on some things. Anyway... Back to this pattern... This is a great dress to throw on - machine washable, and easy to wear.
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That is a beautiful dress, you look wonderful! (I removed my previous comment because there was a spelling error!)
Your dress turned out beautiful. Does Jomar have regular big sales? I was hoping to make it there...
Thanks, Tany and Lisette -- Lisette, Jomar does have great sales throughout the year. Their everyday prices are good, though. For example, I paid only $2 per yard for the fabric for this dress, and it wasn't on sale.
Your dress is beautiful, love the front drape.
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