McCall 8635, an Alicyn design. Empire waist, front princess seams, back darts, gathered back skirt.
You know what the one bad thing about making a dress rather than buying one might be? If you want to try on a style, you have to put a few hours of work in first. ;-) On the bright side, there will be no big ugly "Say yes to the dress" clips wielded around here to hold a dress in place.
This afternoon I finally got a minute of peace so I put on a movie, cut open my bolt of muslin, and got to work....
Tada!
Wait, you want to see it on me not on a hanger? ;-) You have to ignore the silly faces I'm making for that.
It looks OK, but the bodice fit is terrible. I can't raise my arms because the armhole begins so low on my chest. If I pinch out about an inch at the shoulders, the armhole settles into place and I can lift my arm.... I've got a ton more patterns to try, though, so I'll do those first before I perform major surgery on this one. But this is the general look I'm going for, so it was very nice to get to how it looks!
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Wow! So exciting. I really like the bones of this dress. It looks beautiful on you. Can't wait to see the other contenders!
I love the back of the dress! Very Pride and Prejudice looking. My wedding dress was very similar in style. On the white silk, there was pink and lavendar embroidered flowers. A bit different!
Wendy, I think you should try to make a smaller size for the bodice to bring in the shoulder and bring up the empire waist which is hanging too low. A smaller size would probably raise the armhole which is probably too low and therefore constricting arm movement.
Hope that helps!;)
Do you know what's so cool about these muslins? You will have a bunch of dresses that can be dyed, painted, sequinned, screenprinted, etc. Canvases, if you will. I like this dress but also look forward to seeing other muslins!
Hang in there, Wendy!
Sounds like you are making good progress! You are a very patient lady to go through all the muslins!
I love gathers in the back but thinking the empire waist in front is not great for your slim figure. Keep looking.
(So impressed that you can sew so quickly.)
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