So for my third attempt I decided to use this green and cream ticking stripe that I kept looking at on the local fabric market store. Mainly as I have a pretty huge obsession with green, but also as I thought it would be a little more summary than my usual fabric choices.
I decided to go for a gathered skirt again rather than the circle so that I could have the vertical stripes on the bodice and horizontal on the skirt. It’s also much quicker to hem! The entire dress was assembled much quicker than the previous 2 since I didn’t have to refer to the instructions and already had my pattern pieces copied and cut out.
This time I remembered to take the dress in at the shoulders and also a bit under the arms and it definitely was an improvement. So much so that the guys at work who liked giving me ‘constructive criticism’ in order to improve my skills thought I had bought it ‘as it fitted properly’. Suppose that’s a compliment!
So glad I’ve finally got the fit right, Now do I make another from this pattern or try another?
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