I've found my perfect pattern designer!

Let me introduce you to Ralph Pink! I am more than enamored with his patterns; I am dying to make all of them. His patterns are modern, edgy, technically challenging and just perfectly drafted and put together! In fact, he used to work in a couture house but a few years ago launched his own brand of clothes and patterns.

For some time, I thought that Named patterns would occupy a special place in my heart, but as much as I like their design I completely dislike working with their patterns. Such a shame, because the girls have great aesthetics !

About this Maxi Dress: I purchased the pattern six months ago but because of the hot weather, I was not inspired to make it. And then the first crisp autumn mornings combined with having to pack my fabric stash into boxes were the perfect succession of events: I dug out this beautiful panel silk jersey from Tessuti Fabrics and it screamed to be made into Ralph Pink's maxi dress.

The pattern is very beautifully drafted: bust darts and four back darts for the shaping, the maxi skirt with the slit in front and the intriguing cut out on the back. All these ingredients create a perfect style for a new me :-) I am about to start a new page in my life and I feel the urge for drastic changes! Why not a big revision of my personal style and wardrobe? Having got rid of 60% of my clothes before packing, I am determined to sew a brand new wardrobe to fit my evolution as a seamstress but also as a woman.

Ralph Pink offers only digital patterns and they come in multiple sizes. When purchasing a pattern, you can download a file containing a separate PDF for each size in both A4 and full formats. 

There is a separate document with instructions which without being overwhelming, contain just the right amount of information and pictures necessary to execute a project properly.

The instructions for the dress suggested to add a lining to create a seamless effect but I omitted it because the fabric would have been impossible to match. I just have to be careful to wear the proper undergarments. 

I had some troubles sewing this fabric, especially stitching the cutout and the neckline. Grrrrrrrr ...The latter has stretched a little bit even though I used the walking foot and tried to be very careful with not pull the fabric. Well, I hope to be better with the next Maxi Dress!

And, of course, you can see a tiny bit of my bra!

Needles to say, I am so looking forward to sewing more garments from Ralph Pink!

These three garments are in the queue: a cropped jacket, a bustier blouse and a cocoon jacket