Mixing prints can be tricky but when done correctly brings out so much fun and personality in an outfit.  Here are the rules for this challenge:

I decided I didn't have time to return it the next day so I worked around it strategically placing my pattern pieces around the bad spot.  Maybe this is why it was marked 50% off!?

16 pattern pieces in total for View C.  I chose to leave out the pockets and the tie back.  If I ever chose to wear a jacket with it I didn't want a hump back from the tie.   

Now how scary looking is this pattern piece?  If you follow the directions and assemble the darts in order you'll have no problems.  It is time consuming and starts to play a little mind trickery on you after awhile but the end result is so worth it.  I love what all the darts do for the print of the fabric.

 

The bodice is also fully lined and interlined.  A lot of reviews have said the lining is too short for the bodice so I followed some other bloggers and lengthend my lining by an inch.  The skirt has lots of gathers and pleats and my favorite part is the contrasting ruffled back casing and bottom hem.  I had quite a bit of the polka dot fabric left so I also made a belt.

For the challenge we were to describe where we would wear our outfit.   I imagine wearing it to an outside celebration decorated with lots of beautiful flowers like a Garden Party or do those only exist in songs?  I'm surrounded by lots of friends, food and good wine...or is that good food and wine? Either way it's all good!

And because I'm not one for all seriousness all the time here's a goof shot....who needs a glass???

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Challenge: Using the fabric we have selected for you, challenge yourself by making a unique garment and working with a material you may not have used before to create one well-made garment. You can use a pattern of you choice to construct your garment. 
You will be judged on creativity, functionality, craftsmanship, and fit. 

We were all sent the same fabric for this challenge.  A polyester chiffon and I totally forgot to take pictures of it.  It is a panel print and we received two panels.  Shams took a good picture of the fabric for her blog. You can see it here.

I'm not going to lie people I was not excited to see this fabric. My first thoughts, Wow this is hideous.  Sorry (not sorry) just want to be honest with you all and if I can't be totally honest on my own blog then I don't know what I'm doing here.  It's nothing I would ever pick out for myself so I had a real challenge here.  Feeling uninspired my husband suggested I make pajamas.  I thought that was a great idea because I wanted something different as I figured everyone would make a flowy shirt or dress with it.  I thought a little harder and wondered if a jumpsuit might work.  Not quite pajama status but something I could lounge in all day at the house.  If the mail man happened to come to the door delivering a huge box of fabric I could totally answer it without looking like I just rolled out of bed.  I know I risked looking like a convict with all the stripes so I went to Pinterest to ease my fears.  I was quite surprised to see a lot of striped jumpsuits (the non convict style).  But the style of jumpsuit I was most attracted to was this one...

To create this look I did a mashing of patterns.  For the top I used Grainline's Scout Tee.  I wanted a contrasting solid neckline like my inspiration picture so I altered my pattern to do so.  I've done that once before and talked about it here.   I also added an invisible zipper to the center back.  For the bottoms I had a jumpsuit pattern already, McCall's 6083 so I used those bottoms but shortened and tapered them in so they weren't so full.  The waistline is elastic casing and I did the same for the leg hems.  For added detail I tacked on bows to the legs and waistline.  It's fully lined with white polyester lining.  The inside seams are finished with french seams and on the seams like the armholes, serged.

I think the hardest part of working with chiffon is cutting out the pattern and getting a good press on your seams.  When sewing any seams I made sure and used A LOT of pins to keep things in place.   I used a 70/10 microtex needle.  Thanks to my handy dandy Schmetz app I will never sew with the wrong size needle again.

I'm not really as mad as I look in this picture.  Despite the print I really do like the style of this outfit.  I  know part of the challenge was to work with a fabric you normally wouldn't and make something wearable...mission accomplished.

I have to say my jumpsuit served it's lounging purpose for the day.  Vito even got in on some lounge time.  Oh who am I kidding, all day, every day is lounge time for that Pug.