Taking it down to the wire!
Hurray! I finished The Assembly Line D106 V-Neck Dress with 24 hours left to spare. I was left with a whole day to clean my house and get a mani/pedi before leaving for vacation. 😅
The V-Neck Dress is the seventh and last dress in my Make it for Mexico sewing challenge. I actually did it! I sewed 6 dresses and 1 top to make a warm weather wardrobe for our 10 day trip to Merida in the Yucatan.
Maximal Minimalism
I turned to The Assembly Line for this last dress for their focus on scandi-style minimalist design. The refined line of the narrow v-neck opening is lovely. Then the neckline gradually takes an elegant turn to become a stand collar.
I had sewn this pattern once before, so I had the fit handled. This previous experience definitely helped me to speed up production in the home stretch of the challenge. I cut a size Large and graded down to a Medium in the shoulders, armseye and neckline.
The Right Stuff
I truly believe the success of any sewing project rests on the proper pairing of pattern to fabric. The body of the V-Neck Dress is made up of 4 long panels. I figured this was a nice expanse, and an opportunity to use a grand statement fabric. Something big and bold.
I chose this Lady McElroy Sapphira Tourmaline 100% Cotton Lawn. Light and very tightly woven, I thought good quality cotton lawn could work well for supporting the neckline structure. On top of that, the brushstroke graphic print provided the bold riot of color. The Lady McElroy cotton lawn is beautiful quality. And – especially after the Southport Dress fabric debacle – it was such a pleasure to work with.
Simple and Elegant in Design and Construction
I did add a little complexity to the simple design of the V-Neck Dress. After shortening it to be a midi length, I decided to add vents at the side seams. I created faced hem pieces to neatly finish off the new vents and hemline. Other than that, this dress is such a simple sew only four seams and a neck facing.
The pattern instructions are comprehensive, crystal clear and well illustrated. I would note that the instructions are strictly in the metric system, and us Americans will have to do some conversions to figure out size choice and fabric requirements. Frankly, I prefer sewing in the metric system. It is more precise.
So, you really can’t go wrong with a clean, refined design and a wow fabric. The V-Neck Dress turned out to be the perfect finale for my Make it for Mexico challenge.
To see all of the other garments completed for my Make it for Mexico sewing challenge, check out these links:
Dress #1 McCalls 7969 Pullover Dress
Dress #2 Vogue 1937 Swing Dress
Dress #3 Closet Core Elodie Wrap Dress
Top #4 Butterick 6900 Caftan Tunic Top
Dress #5 In The Folds Sawtell Dress
Dress #6 True Bias Southport Dress
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