It fits!

[mala_14]

I'm sitting here in my bridesmaid dress. I got the skirt attached and the zipper put in. In the interest of learning new skills on projects this year, I put in a hand-picked zipper. It turned out really nice and was so much easier than machine sewing. This meant that I was able to try on the darned thing and it fits! I can zip it up and there's no weird gaping or anything. It would be much improved with some boning on the side seams to get rid of a few small wrinkles, but there's no way I'm going to put in that sort of effort. I'm hoping that once I get the straps in the wrinkles should disappear for the most part. The only problem is that when I was using the seam ripper to rip out the basting stitches in the CB, I accidentally ripped out a couple of stitches of the CB seam, so I have to go back and slip-stitch that little bit at the bottom of the zipper closed.

I have to say, I'm liking this dress better now that the skirt is attached (and I know that it fits fine). The skirt is twirly and fun and it balances out the bodice. Also, using tried-and-true patterns is the best! So much easier than starting from scratch. I'm hoping I can get the straps sewn and attached with the bias facing tomorrow. Then I'll have pictures!

Comments

[starlightmasque.livejournal.com]

Nice work! Having it fit right away is the best!

[mala-14.livejournal.com]

Yup! It's so great to take the guesswork out of sewing.