Yay, another thing finished! The bridesmaids dress started off as vie D of Butterick 5322, with the sleeves of view C cut short.
I tried pin fitting the pattern pieces of the fron and wasn't happy with either the neckline or the pleats, so I started from scratch and draped my own front.
Yes, i accidently did it left over right instead of right over left - I actually thought I'd done it wrong, looked in the mirror and thought I'd done it right, then by the time I realised I actually had done it wrong I'd put the pleats in and didn't care enough to go back and start again!
I'm really pleased with the pleats in the bodice and the way it fits, not so pleased with the sleeves - why does there always seem to be too much ease to be able to put a sleeve in smoothly? I took quite a lot off the sleeve cap on this one and still struggled. I think I should do some practise sleeves and see if I can figure out a formula to get it right every time.
I tried pin fitting the pattern pieces of the fron and wasn't happy with either the neckline or the pleats, so I started from scratch and draped my own front.
Yes, i accidently did it left over right instead of right over left - I actually thought I'd done it wrong, looked in the mirror and thought I'd done it right, then by the time I realised I actually had done it wrong I'd put the pleats in and didn't care enough to go back and start again!
I'm really pleased with the pleats in the bodice and the way it fits, not so pleased with the sleeves - why does there always seem to be too much ease to be able to put a sleeve in smoothly? I took quite a lot off the sleeve cap on this one and still struggled. I think I should do some practise sleeves and see if I can figure out a formula to get it right every time.
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