Slip Squares

I don't remember the circumstance, I just remember that I had the thought that I needed to make a slip at some point.

The diagonal print rayon in the last dress seemed perfect for a bias-cut project.

Slips are often bias cut.

So.  Even though I couldn't remember why I thought I needed to make a slip, I decided this would be good fabric to make it from.  I cut the front and back pieces for the slip, using McCall's 6696, before cutting the pieces for the big dress--I could easily play around with the dress's length if needed, but I didn't want to have to finagle the slip pieces from weird remnants, so it made sense to cut the slip pieces first.

...although I did wait to make the bias tape after everything else was cut out, which did require some brain work to translate the normal instructions for assembling the continuous bias tube into something I could use with the odd angled bits of fabric I had left.  I ended up with exactly the right amount of bias tape for both of the projects.

Not that the pattern for this slip expects you to use any bias tape.  No, it wants you to turn and stitch and trim the upper edges.  The upper, bias-cut, curved edges.  Ha ha no.

I did turn under the center top of the back piece, by pressing in 5/8" and then folding/pressing the edge to the inside, and stitching along that edge.  And of course I did that before anything was sewn to anything else. 

Since the rest was meant to be folded to the inside instead of encased in bias tape, I trimmed an unknown amount from the arm area edges before sewing.

I also  trimmed the center front--again, by an eyeballed amount--and applied some beading lace.  I delved into the trim stash and found a bit of silk ribbon that was a good color and width and the exact length needed to go through the holes.  There were other potential ribbons, and I thought I might have had to use one, but pressing this ribbon made it go from "oh no it's too short" to "exactly right."

I finished the bottom edge with the same lace, sewn so the holes aren't visible.

I did consider sewing the sides with french seams, but I decided that was more work than I wanted to put into a project that I couldn't remember why I wanted to make, so serging it is.

So! Now I have a slip, and I have no idea why!