Have you heard? Made By Rae has released the Geranium Dress pattern in larger sizes! *applause*
Thanks to a head's up from Brittney, I was able to test the "big girl" version. If you have a moment, check out all the Geranium goodness on her blog. She's made several smart versions of the larger size pattern and there's a ton of darling dresses and tops in the smaller size range.
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Now that I've wrapped up a bunch of woven sewing, it's time to change the needle in the sewing machine and tackle some much needed swimsuits. What projects are you working on?
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Thanks to a head's up from Brittney, I was able to test the "big girl" version. If you have a moment, check out all the Geranium goodness on her blog. She's made several smart versions of the larger size pattern and there's a ton of darling dresses and tops in the smaller size range.
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| This was taken before buttons and hemming but shows the bodice the clearest |
size: 12
mods: I took in the front neckline by 1 cm, the back neckline by 1 cm tapering to the original neckline 2" from the center back, added darts front and back, and I had to redraw the front cut out because of where I took in the front neckline
notes: The final pattern's neckline has been adjusted since the tester version.
Here's what the original tester version looked like on K:
Here's what the original tester version looked like on K:
Even though her chest and waist measurements fit the size 12, K is over 10" taller than the height measurement. At her recent physical, she was 5' 8" and 103 pounds. Tall and very lean! And being that she is 14 years old, she does have some curves. Adding darts and length to the bodice, made the dress more flattering to K's shape.
K had picked the fabric out when we visited Hobby Lobby with Lauren of The Thinking Closet while we were in Florida. I didn't have enough of the fabric left over from the tester version to re-cut the bodice...and we don't have Hobby Lobby where we live. When I emailed Lauren to see if she could send us some more of this print (she was more than willing), she let me know that Hobby Lobby now has online shopping. Hooray!
K had picked the fabric out when we visited Hobby Lobby with Lauren of The Thinking Closet while we were in Florida. I didn't have enough of the fabric left over from the tester version to re-cut the bodice...and we don't have Hobby Lobby where we live. When I emailed Lauren to see if she could send us some more of this print (she was more than willing), she let me know that Hobby Lobby now has online shopping. Hooray!
Adding length to the bodice (2 inches) meant that I needed another button hole and I did not have anymore of the blue buttons.
Both K and I agree that the pink whale is an excellent design decision. A little whimsy never hurt anyone.:)
Now that I've wrapped up a bunch of woven sewing, it's time to change the needle in the sewing machine and tackle some much needed swimsuits. What projects are you working on?
