However the change will be that I'm making the member bonus with the 3/4 length sleeves with cuffs. This will make the dress wearable for the upcoming seasons. Use can see this variation in Seamwork Magazine issue #63 here.
To really get a feel for this pattern, I had to do more detail stitching than I normally would with a muslin. Here's my shortened version:
The front isn't bad. You can see that I need more space for the bust. I just need to decide how I'm going to go about adding it. The "V" is much lower than I want to wear so I will need to figure out the neckline and get it trued.
The left side view really starts showing issues. Definitely need a larger dart. Might have to add a bit of belly room also. It also looks like there is too much in the back. I may need to add a high round back alteration. I will have to wear the muslin around the house to see about that. The sleeves appear to fit fairly well. I didn't feel any tightness.
This view actually shows that the neckline is pulled down and the seams are pulling back. I can do a quick check on this by adding a piece of maybe an 1 or 1 1/2 down from the neckline. Until that is resolved, I don't think I can correct anything else. Generally when I start messing with the shoulder area, I need to remove it at the waist. That may not be the case with this dress. I was unable to find a a picture of the back of the this garment in my size range.
I like to do only one muslin per garment but the planned changes my require another version. Raising the neckline may require removing a little bit of length and I won't know unless I make it. With luck, I will be able to reuse the majority of this muslin.
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Hope you find this information useful.
Happy Stitching!
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