Dear readers, before we start the double bill this weekend, do you like the new look of my blog? It's coming up to a year now since the birth of this baby, so I thought it was time to give it a simpler and fresher look.
Anyhow, I was too excited to have finished my second version of Simplicity 2444, and just couldn't wait to share it with you.
I think I will gladly add this to my mini-moon wardrobe, and I just hope that the weather will be nice and hot in Paris!
I just love how summery it looks - the fabric was a polyester that I bought from my Prague trip. Now I don't usually go for manmade materials other than viscose, but I fell in love with this daisy print and gladly paid about £10 a metre for it.
What's more, this dress gave me a chance to wear those yellow shoes that I've had for a while ;)
I made a few adjustments to the pattern based on my wearable toile:
- I cut a size 4 this time, and graded to a 6 at the waistline (as the waist was tight enough last time!)
- I made a small bust adjustment ("SBA"), having finally come to terms with the fact that I do, in fact, need to do this for most patterns... I think usually commercial patterns "cater for" a B cup, with a number of exceptions (eg Colette patterns have a C cup). I followed the very helpful tutorial here, which oddly meant that I ended up with a bodice pattern with only one set of darts rather than 2! But it did fit me much better.
- I omitted the centre front seam of the skirt, and cut it on fold instead. To ensure that the side seams still align, I took the seam allowances off at the sides and it worked fine.
- I took 15cm off the skirt length this time, and was happy with the length.
- I did the neckline facing, but unfortunately the fabric was rather sheer so it showed through! It bothered me no end so I unpicked it all... and finished the neckline with a self-fabric bias tape instead.
I used the tutorial here to finish the neckline. Here're a couple of in-progress photos:
And that's it, my second version of the great Simplicity 2444. I love this pattern, especially now I have managed to get it to fit. I can't wait to make it again!
Gorgeous. I love this pattern too! Yours is so pretty! It fits you perfectly!
ReplyDeleteThank you! I actually really love both of your versions of this dress too - they are so sweet!
ReplyDeleteLovely.
ReplyDeleteThank you kindly :)
DeleteHow cute!! What a sweet dress!
ReplyDeleteThanks lovely!
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