Okay… Bandwagon jumper here. The Ogden Cami by True Bias is fantastic.
And it uses almost no fabric. Okay. It uses more than I’ve tried to throw at it, but still, very little.
So far in my army I’ve made 9 (but only have 8):
- Black rayon with embroidery around the armscye
- Black crepe (probably polyester)
- Paisley cotton, previously Kaylee Dress
- Blue rayon lawn, previously Ariel Culottes
- Suiting fabric, possibly a wool blend
- Heavy cotton with no drape, previously Uganda Dress
- Red Iron Man inspired, did not make it long enough for pictures
- Blue cotton, also seen in my first Archer shirt
- Black rayon dress!!! Bodice lined with embroidery on the front and back
The pictures in this post are in order, in case you’re curious.
I’ve determined that there’s nothing I can do with that blue rayon. Even v2 didn’t work out well.
I did notice that the first was very, very low cut on me. When I take up the straps about an inch, then it has a much more comfortable neckline. I think I probably need to do a FBA, but at this point, its cute, comfortable, and probably a big part of my summer and fall and spring (and maybe winter?) uniform. And I’ve been feeling lazy…
Though, I will definitely emphasize that marking which side is back and which side is front is important… For the first three I did that by using a lining fabric as the back facing, but I forgot for the blue rayon, and I don’t ever know whether I’m wearing the front or the back of the thing…
In the future (because I’ve already got 2 more planned) I want to steer clear of fabric with little drape. This definitely looks better with fabric that falls well. That’s why the Iron Man one didn’t last… It might have been medium weight twill, or at least it didn’t drape like a medium weight twill will.
And the dress. So this has a fully lined bodice, and a skirt that I really should’ve serged before I wore it. Basically I took the pattern, lopped off a couple of inches, pretended I was extending it on a new piece of paper, drafted a really simple skirt, drafted some (mediocre) pockets, and cut it out. It ended up being slightly dropped waist, and an excellent summery dress that is just soooooooo comfy. Oh, and I used some trim for the straps. To give it some flair. And I embroidered it. More on that to come.
And this is what it looks like (typically) when I’m wearing it at work: sweater or shawl or both!
Such a great stash/scrap buster, and flattering and comfy too!