Pattern Mashup: Lisa and Kimberly Dress Patterns by Athina Kakou

I am here today to show you my latest make, and it just might be my new favorite dress! I did a pattern mashup with the Lisa Dress Pattern and the Kimberly Dress Pattern. Both patterns are by Athina Kakou.

Both patterns have their similarities, and they work very well together. The Lisa Dress has a V-neckline, an A-line skirt, bodice darts and 2 sleeve options (sleeveless or scalloped cap sleeve. The Kimberly Dress also has a V-neckline and bodice darts, but it has a circle skirt and either short sleeves or long sleeves.

For this project I knew I needed sleeves and that I wanted the A-line skirt, as opposed the the circle skirt. So I took the Kimberly Bodice and paired it with the Lisa Skirt.

The patterns went together perfectly!!

You may have noticed that I did do a little sleeve hack on the Kimberly Dress, with was perfect for my lightweight fabric. For this dress I was working with a Telio rayon challis fabric with a slub texture. I bought it from fabric.com, but unfortunately it is no longer available on their website.

Athina has a great tutorial on her blog explaining how to do the flutter sleeve hack and it worked perfectly.

Other than the sleeves, the only other adjustments I made were my standard adjustments. I am only 5’2″ and over the course of sewing these past few years I have discovered that I need to take out most of my length on the top half of the pattern as opposed to just making things shorter. For me, I typically move my bust darts up 1″ and take out one 1″ inch towards the bottom of the bodice piece. In addition, I graded the sizing on my pattern. I used a size 8 for the bust and waist and a size 10 for the hips.

I really felt like the size was right on and I am so happy with the finished product.

I do have to say this fabric was a bit out of my comfort zone, with the larger scale print, but in the end I love it! I think it will be a great dress to wear as we transition into Fall.