I have a list of projects on my mind that is ongoing and never ending. And sometimes I just think I should take it slowly one by one and stop adding new projects before I finish the old ones...
So instead of working on the Autumn Strokes pattern (I will do that next week) I was working on the 80s dress pattern.
And I made a muslin.
I have bought the cotton I used exactly with the idea of that muslin. It can be wearable but I won't be unhappy if it doesn't work out... I mean I actually don't like that print a lot. There is something about it.
The whole thing made a real muslin evolution process. First I went for a Dolman sleeve:
Somehow it looked a bit dowdy to me. And it was pulling in weird places. So I cut the sleeves off:
Hm maybe a bit better, but somehow not... So the last thing I did was that:
Kind of like it. But I think the skirt is a bit too full - is a half circle. I will make it longer and less full for the original. I added darts at the bust. Maybe there is too much puff around the waist. I still don't feel it is right.
On the other front I've sewn the curtains. The cotton knit stretched a bit and they got all wonky but I still like them. I used a poly chiffon with a great print I've bought to make the Azalea dress but I couldn't imagine to wear that plastic polyester...
And last for Oona and to finish off her "What we drank week" I had a yeast beer from a weird bottle yesterday.
Cheers!
that bottle is stunning. it's making me thirsty.
ReplyDeletei love your final decision on your muslin. what if when making the skirt section longer you went reverse poofy with it, a la the marie skirt?