Just a quick update on these - all the girls have been for their fitting now, no disasters :) They all needed taking in (a little or a lot) but I intentionally ere'd on the larger side as pinning something snug is soooo much easier than having to unpick a seam to let it out!
Now that I've got the fitting correct, I can start adding the chiffon layer, and its all rather exciting! I found the canvas was buckling a little at the center front and back, so I added more boning on the front and back seams then put the dress on the dummy and just started pinning. The bodice overlay uses a large bias cut square, and starting from the top left I've pinned tucks, aiming them all toward the right front seam and spreading them further apart as I worked accross the bodice. A few of the tucks don't reach all the way to the top, and these are used to shape the fabric without the need to cut and sew.
There's lots of pins in still, every pin will be replaced with a single tiny stitch to keep everything in place. The black and silver at the waist is some left over lace I had, just to see what it will look like with a it of sparkle there.
The skirt piece was flat pattern drafted, cutting and slashing the front skirt pattern piece to create 3 diagonal and one vertical pleats.
I'm really please with how this is turning out, can't wait to get it all put together!
Now that I've got the fitting correct, I can start adding the chiffon layer, and its all rather exciting! I found the canvas was buckling a little at the center front and back, so I added more boning on the front and back seams then put the dress on the dummy and just started pinning. The bodice overlay uses a large bias cut square, and starting from the top left I've pinned tucks, aiming them all toward the right front seam and spreading them further apart as I worked accross the bodice. A few of the tucks don't reach all the way to the top, and these are used to shape the fabric without the need to cut and sew.
There's lots of pins in still, every pin will be replaced with a single tiny stitch to keep everything in place. The black and silver at the waist is some left over lace I had, just to see what it will look like with a it of sparkle there.
The skirt piece was flat pattern drafted, cutting and slashing the front skirt pattern piece to create 3 diagonal and one vertical pleats.
I'm really please with how this is turning out, can't wait to get it all put together!
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