Although I have had this dress made for a couple of weeks now and have worn it and washed it a few times already, I am just now getting photos and blogging about it!  I actually have a few things made to photograph as well….. ahhh, the holidays! 🙂

My Cake Tiramisu

This the Tiramisu knit dress pattern by Cake Patterns.

There were a lot of firsts whilst making this dress.  First of all, I am not a sewer of knits and am not accustomed to working with them.  I also have never sewn with jersey, nor have I used a Cake Pattern.  Thus, it took me a little longer than it usually does to concoct a dress, but I’m certain it will run a bit smoother when I make my next Tiramisu.  And yes, there will be another one!  I am very happy with this one, although I do have to safety pin the bodice in order to not show too much cleavage.  I am going to adjust that next with a smaller cup size and hopefully that will help me.  Or, I’ll just wear a camisole underneath.  So far, a small gold safety pin has done the trick.  I always seem to have to use one with wrap and faux wrap dresses and skirts.

My Tiramisu is made of a rayon/lycra jersey knit that I bought for $2.99/yd as a “crazy priced” sale fabric from Fabric Mart a couple of months ago.  It’s a very nice jersey and soooo comfortable to wear.  In fact, pairing this dress with leggings makes me feel like I’m wearing pajamas all day, and yet, I certainly don’t look like I’m out and about in my jammies, do I? 🙂

the Tiramisu has instructions for cutting this pattern out on stripes, which made that part fairly easy.  It did take a bit of time to match the stripes up on the adjoining pattern pieces.  I did fairly well except for the shoulders, where it isn’t as seamless.  I only used my serger to finish the edges, but frankly, I’m a bit nervous about actually sewing knits with my serger, so I haven’t tried that yet.  Heck, I just managed to change the thread on my serger (with the help of my husband) from white to black…… baby steps….. yes….. baby steps!

I certainly plan to make another Tiramisu in the future!  I am not sure how near that future will be yet as I have not found any knit fabrics that I like as much as this striped jersey.  But, I’m certain I will!  In the meantime, I’ve been working on some blouse/skirt outfits and Christmas gifts.  And yes, the 70 degree November here finally vacated and winter arrived a bit early to our ranch here in Northern California.  We had our first snow on Friday night which has been steadily melting since then.  I like me some cold weather!  Well…. cold for here!

Happy Sewing!

Dress:  Cake Tiramisu in rayon/lycra jersey made by me

Jacket:  Macy’s

Boots:  Aerosoles

Sunglasses:  Burberry