This post is sponsored by Indiesew. Get bundles of PDF patterns from your favorite independent apparel pattern makers at a discount! Find patterns, browse projects made by community members and beef up your sewing skills all in one spot! I'm thrilled to be partnering with Indiesew to help debut their spring collection! It's been fun to find out about new-to-me designers through their collection bundles. The Marianne dress from Christine Haynes really caught my eye. I love the possibilities for pattern play in View B and the sweet collar in View A is screaming to be made out of some sweet floral (which I need to find). Mother Nature has a funny  sense of humor this year. We have absolutely NO SNOW in our mountain (we should have 4-5' of snow drifts this time of year). I've even seen a couple of tulip sprigs pup up between the mounds of dirt in our front yard. We need snow! I need more winter! It's still fairly chilly, so between that and my desperation for more snow I sewed up a sweater tunic variation of the Marianne. Printing and taping the PDF took longer than cutting and sewing the pattern. The instructions are very straight forward and the fit is true to size. Even with hemming and finishing edges (I like lots of topstitching), this still took me about an hour to make. Here's what I did differently from the pattern:

• I cut the sleeves 19" from the shoulder seam notch, tapering them in gradually just like the pattern
• I cut the front and back bodice short to make it a top. Front piece is 16 inches and back is 17.5 inches (not including seam allowances)
• Since I was planning on the side slits, I didn't cut as dramatic an a-line for the bodice
• I sewed the side seams to just about 9 inches below the armpit seam and made slits on both sides

I'm thrilled with the final piece. I didn't do any tailoring or fitting afterward. Mega win. The only thing that I could have changed was that I accidentally cut the bottom knit perpendicular to the grain. So it stretches vertically instead of horizontally. There's still some horizontal stretch, so it works. But if you look at it closely, you'll see the knit is horizontal when it should be vertical. OOPS! That's what I get for rushing. :) I've been kind of in a little bit of a dark grunge zone lately. The black nail polish, monochromatic clothing and acid wash jeans are all things I'm totally crushing on lately. Now all I need is the right leather jacket and I'm set! I found one this weekend that's close, but the fit wasn't quite there. Any suggestions on places to hit up for a leather jacket? Outfit details:

• necklace: H&M
• bracelet: THP shop
• top: handmade (fabric from Miss Matatabi, Marianne Dress)
• jeans: H&M
• shoes: Chinese Laundry

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