I had another go at Dress A from the
much loved Stylish Dress book. As I need tops at the moment I cut down the pattern to make it shirt length. As discovered by many sewers out there, the dress A pattern can end up on the sackish side of things. (As blogged about recently by
Ms Prose Stitch.) Sackish is exactly how my top looked, so I turned up the hem and threaded elastic through. The elastic now makes it sit nicely and I think it resolves the sack issue well. - p.s. how hard is it to take your own pic!
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I really like this patterns high neck line, great for Queensland.
It helps protect ones aging décolletage from further sun damage. |
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I have conquered my fear of home made Bias Binding,
I can't believe how easy it turned out to be and the finish is pretty good if I do say so myself. |
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| I used a cheap Spotty cotton, not a lawn or a voile I think it might be there own cheap creation. I am feeling excited by my improving skills and feel I might be ready/worthy to have a go at a chunk of Liberty fabric! |
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I think your top looks very nice and not at all sack-like. Your solution worked really well. Now that you have discovered home made bias you will never look back - it is always so much nicer.
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