I have really been procrastinating on this dress. I really have no idea why but I am sure it have something to do cutting the front of the dress to make the button tab. Okay, I admit I can be chicken sometimes. I kinda miss the fearless sewer that I once was.
After careful measuring of the pattern for sitting room, I decided to add 1/2-inch to the side seams through the hem starting just below the bust dart. I did not change the pattern but made a little template. I have been thinking about the beautiful selvage on this fabric. I can not think of a way to incorporate it into the dress but here is peak at it and you can see a better picture of the fabric:
So, I have been procrastinating like you would not believe. Why is it so hard to make a cut right down the middle of a project? I put it off for days but I finally cut it. Here is a picture of the basted placket:
I stopped at this point because it is night time and black on black is really hard to see for older eyes. I have not memory of my ability to do this when I was younger. There are still a couple of decisions to make here and stopping to consider what is next will prevent mistakes. You know that the front placket is not the scary part of making a dress. The sleeve placket is equally as scary. Here is the finished plackets:
The plackets are not perfect but good enough. The remainder of the project should be easy. The finished dress will be the next project post.
Happy Stitching!
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