New Dress

[atherleisure]

I wore my new 1940's dress today. It's wool jersey and made following the Vintage Vogue 8728 pattern. Since it was a knit, I left out the fastening at the side, which made this a really fast project. I cut it out during the Super Bowl and hemmed it the following Thursday. I added thread loops for a belt on Friday since it looks like a sack without a belt. With a belt I think it's reasonably cute. The whole project took six days.



As usual I shortened it by 0.75" between the armscye and the waist seam. I cut a straight 12, but I probably should have cut a 10. Either the finished garment measurements on the tissue are wrong or I can't measure myself. I wouldn't be surprised at either one!

Comments

[robinsnest]

so sharp! I think it's the pattern because I also cut a size based on the finished garment measurements and it was too big...so not just you.

[atherleisure]

Always nice to know. Maybe someday I'll learn to measure the pieces myself instead of trusting the pattern, but sometimes that's harder than it sounds.

[mala_14]

Cute! Love that colour on you. It makes your eyes pop and brings out the red in your hair. Very flattering.

[atherleisure]

Thank you! It's one of my favorite colors.