I finally getting to the Foz pattern that I purchased in September. Post here. I found a thin knit that was perfect for the muslin at Wal-mart and a burn test revealed that is was rayon. Then, I had to decide on sizes. I knew that I would need the full front for the pattern so after a bit of dithering I decide to go a straight 16 with a 20 armscye and sleeve. Just so you know the recommended size was a 12 or 14. I was using the finished measurements to determine what I wanted. Let's see how I did:
The front is not too bad. Yeah, there is a little bit of wrinkling in the bust area. I think that is to be expected. The V is a little bit lower than I would normally wear.
I can see wrinkling on the right side. The sleeve appears to fit well. The shoulder could probably be a little bit narrower. Maybe need a tad more width at the hip in the back.
Overall, I would say that this is not too bad. This is completely wearable. Certainly not perfect but it is as good or better than anything I could possibly purchase. I did have to purchase buttons for this and I think that snaps would be a perfect as a closure. My snap collection did not contain black.
The fabric was a bear to cut out but it stitched reasonably well. My machine only balked at attempting topstitching around the neckline. So, it did not get that finished bit.
The Itch To Stitch Foz pattern is a great little pattern. Although I am a very slow sewist, this pattern is reasonable fast. I suspect that if you had a dedicated 3 or 4 hours and a serger, this could be whipped out in the time period or less.
I do intend to make another version of this. I just need to check the stash to see what is available. I know there are some interesting knits sitting in the stash just waiting to be used. Hope you are inspired to create something wonderful for yourself.
Happy Stitching!
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