I started by making a muslin out of calico (I only did the top half of the skirt for fitting purposes). For once, I actually wanted to make sure that the dress fit properly; firstly, because it was going to be made out of a stretch fabric (the pattern does say lightweight wovens and jersey), and secondly, I'm trying to actually learn how to fit properly!
I did the fitting the lazy way - once the dress was on my housemate, I pinned the fabric so it was very close fitting - I ended up cutting off a triangle from the side of the top pieces - hard to describe - it was about an inch at the top and tapered down to about 1/4 inch at the end. The rest of the dress was made as normal. I have a feeling that this isn't the way to do fitting - I've got a copy of Nancy Zieman's Pattern Fitting With Confidence. Next project (after I do my graduation dress) will be done according to the steps in this book!
I only had to unpick ONE seam, which is a first for me (usually I spend about half of the sewing time unpicking - sigh). I put this down to familiarity with the pattern (I started sewing two days after the muslin, so I knew exactly what the steps were.
And now the big reveal:
Love it!!
ReplyDeleteWell done, so swish!
ReplyDeleteI alter "the lazy way" all the time. Sometimes lazy = the best use of your time for what you want to accomplish. :)
That is such a pretty dress. Your housemate must be thrilled!
ReplyDeleteJulie
That's lovely!
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