In the previous post, I shared the first two garments made from Vogue 2947. Originally I thought both would be dresses, and I would be done with this pattern. It didn't turn out that way because I had fit issues with the pattern. I made assumptions. I didn't check before I cut. I made mistakes.
You would have thought I would have given up. I probably should have, but I was being stubborn, because that dress if it fit would be perfect in my new summer wardrobe. So I pulled a rayon/linen blend from the collection and started over.
I thought if I did a pivot and slide for the front and back pieces like in the original dress I would be okay.
I forgot that I wrote this in the original blog post, "Cause I made a whole list of alterations and then I took out all of the space I added in." The same thing happened with this one. I added 1.5 inches to the waistline of both the front and back piece. When the dress was sewn together it was very loose. Now in the last post I didn't list what I did to fix the dress but IF I ever get the idea to make this again, the steps are now posted.
- I removed 2" from each side seam.
- Then I split the front down the center and added a 3/4" seam to the front.
- Finally I added armhole darts to the front to make the armholes stop gapping.
I just discovered your blog. I love love love it!! I have only been sewing clothes for about 2 years now. Fascinating to see your journey and how you alter your patterns. It's giving me courage! I did alterations/grading for the first time on a Sauvie sun dress by Sew House Seven and even though I triple checked everything, it took me a week to cut the fabric I was so nervous. But it turned out great!
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