* I don't have that many clothes.
I made the following adjustments:
- Remove 3/4" from shoulder seams (yawn) as I always do
- Make front neckline less deep
- Make 1 1/4" full bust adjustment and rotate out the resulting dart (see here)
- Take in a tapered amount on the side seams from 1 3/8" at the waist up to nothing at the underarm on both front and back pattern pieces
- Add 1/4" elastic at the waist seam before gathering and attaching the skirt (it's a lot of weight and bulk for that seam to carry without stretching).
- Remove 2 1/2" from the height of the sleeve cap to (a) match my smaller armhole from lopping off height at the shoulder seams and (b) I hated the gathers on the sleeve cap, so they're gone
- Cut the sleeves down to cute cap sleeves for the summer
I have wet hair, not super greasy as this photo suggests: eugh! |
I quite like brown, and I wanted to try sewing with interlock. It's quite nice to handle: very drapey but quite stable and not particularly stretchy. This fabric is a bit to shiny for my liking, but it was on sale and cheap.
Jersey dresses and cameras with self-timers balanced on clothes airers allow you room to swing your toddler around in his home-made shorts. |
Despite the anger that the twin needle involved and the fixing of the machine and walking foot, it was totally worth it for the professional ready-to-wear look it gives! Cheers for my birthday present, bro! :-)
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