Did you know that dress patterns are cut for a B-cup? Well I didn't and I'm not. The waist of many dresses often rises above my natural waist due to the natural protrusions, I mean, proportions of my body.
Last night I learned to make the adjustment in the bodice.
![I adjust](http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q194/woolanthropy/Sew%20It/DSC_0003.jpg)
I had to add two inches in the bodice so the waistline would hit me in the right place. It really wasn't too hard. Such a simple adjustment is really going to make a difference in the fit of the dress. I'm thrilled.
![Carla pins](http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q194/woolanthropy/Sew%20It/DSC_0001.jpg)
Here's Carla pinning her pattern pieces. We learned a little something about pins too. Carla's written a short post about glass head pins here.
![smile look busy](http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q194/woolanthropy/Sew%20It/DSC_0006.jpg)
Me and the pins (non-glass...boo hiss...bad pins) at play.
![V8232](http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q194/woolanthropy/Sew%20It/DSC_0008.jpg)
The dress pattern is Vogue V8232. Isn't the jacket cute? I plan on making that too.
4 comments:
Oh I'm glad you enjoyed the class. Maybe I'll mosey on over there sometime and learn a few things about making shirts and pants for men. It scares the bejesus out of me to even try!
(But before I go, I'll buy glass-headed pins!)
The more I see that jacket, the more excited I get about yours!
Man, I seriously need to take a sewing class one of these days. I can't wait to see how your dress and jacket turn out!
Very cute pattern! Aren't sewing classes fun?
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