Today I’m sharing my take on the Fibre Mood Cloud Dress from edition number 26 of Fibre Mood magazine. I received this pattern for free in advance of the magazine’s release from Fibre Mood, but I’m also a paid up subscriber to the magazine so I paid for my own version anyway!

My version of Fibre Mood Cloud is a size ‘L’ and I chose to make it up in one of the latest viscose releases from Atelier Brunette.

The Fibre Mood Cloud dress was a pretty straightforward make. No challenges and it was a quite interesting sew as the shapes of the pattern pieces are quite different from usual pieces due to the asymmetric hole detail, as well as the use of skirt pieces on the bias.

I was originally uncertain of the the hole feature. I had thought that I would try to find a way to cover it up with some kind of backing. Then I decided it would probably be easiest to just wear it with a tank top underneath.

So, in sum, as I was sewing this Fibre Mood Cloud Dress, I was convinced that I was definitely going to have to find a solution to the hole ‘problem’. This was exacerbated during the sewing process because the hole seems HUGE!!! There is a point at which I was trying the dress on and the hole went from half a breast down to my underwear and I was staring at the mirror with great scepticism!

But, when you put the string into the channel and pull it all together, the hole is magically transformed into something so teeny tiny that nothing can be seen through it. And all these wonderful bias draped layers of fabric appear across the bodice.

The effect actually made me wish I had more knowledge of creating patterns that utilise the drape of the fabric like this because the effect can be really spectacular!

It’s quite unlike anything I’ve sewn before and it felt like a little bit of sewing magic to see it come together!

All-in-all, I found this a fun and interesting sew. It looks just a little bit different and feels nice to wear. I feel as though maybe its details get a bit ‘lost’ in a print and that this dress might really come into its own if sewn in a solid fabric. But this version is still definitely a keeper which fit nicely into my autumn wardrobe.

Here in The Netherlands, we are in what I like to think of as ‘the season of the long sleeved dress’. It’s wet and rainy and windy. So I need to be able to layer my outfits with suitable coats, including water proof gear. And it’s starting to get cold but it’s still not very cold. So it’s too warm to wear my wool sweaters. So this is the time of year where I find a long sleeved dress to be the perfect go-to outfit.

In fact, wearing my collection of long sleeved dresses is kind of the only upside of this time of year. Otherwise, I find November to be one of the most depressing times of the year. It’s getting dark and grey (thus the sub-standard blog photos – I just can’t get enough light to take good photos!). The summer vacation seems distance but Christmas isn’t close enough yet for excitement. In short, these are just the kind of days when the thought of a pretty dress can motivate me out of bed.

So now this Fibre Mood Cloud dress is waiting for me as part of my autumn motivation wardrobe!

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