Muslin Parade

Despite my hiatus, I have actually been sewing. As you can see, I never made it out of the muslin stage with any of these projects.


Left to right: Burda 7944 (too tight), same one size larger (too unflattering from behind), Hot Patterns sailor pants (wowzer too short in the crotch), Burda WoF 5/2008-119 moto jacket.



I actually like the moto jacket. The fit is pretty good, but I'll narrow the sleeves in the next muslin. Probably will move the pockets too.


While I was cutting the above jacket out, my boyfriend remarked how much he liked the fabrics. "Really?" I thought. When I finished the muslin and he saw me trying it on, he said, "Oh, I thought you were making me a shirt. Those fabrics are so ugly." Ha. Good to know I can count on his ~honest opinion~.

This next one is Vogue 8385 (out of print), a dead ringer for a Vivienne Westwood design.



My dislikes: flattens my chest uncomfortably, the armhole is very high, and there is a little patch of stomach exposed.


Above is my second effort, inside out, so you can see how the top could be made with a kind of collar instead of the tucking. I made some creative alterations to the pattern which I thought would yield more room in the bust- not so. The pattern pieces are weird looking and the construction is very unusual, and I can't figure out how to do a full bust alteration. I'm currently working on my third try of this one.

Lastly, I am now in possession of Patrones Extra #268 (via eBay). Look at this Christian Lacroix dress from spring 2007:


It is so freaking gorgeous.



This is the muslin without the ruffles. I loathe the top part and already drafted something else for it. The outer dots are the bust points on the pattern; the blue dots are my actual bust point. Yeah, not really happening.

My final version will be in a deep purple silk twill, but not for a while because the Spanish instructions are currently sucking my will to live. Those ruffles are a bit trickier than they appear.

Next post will have a wearable garment in it, pinky swear. And hopefully sooner than 5 months from now :)