The following project has no point.
Well, I guess the point is to produce a dress, but the entire thing is being conducted so haphazardly that . . . I don't know. Sewing by the seat of my pants.
I have no idea where I got this fabric, probably either from Sheila in Louisiana or at the antique mall. I never find this much yardage at Goodwill or garage sales. I think it's an old VIP print
I wanted a loosely fitted bodice so I took the bodice from 4948 . . .
. . . shortened it, and added darts.
I'm sure this didn't actually make sense but the pattern pieces were already on hand.
I borrowed the skirt from Lecien Chatter Tailors 2402 (2000's? It might be dated but it's mostly in Japanese so I have no idea):
The skirt is somewhere between a semicircle and a rectangle. A gently-flared pseudo-rectangle, really. Nothing special about this except the pattern was nearby and it was slightly faster than eyeballing it myself.
I may also borrow the sleeves from this, or at least the idea of the sleeves. They're 3/4 length and gathered a little bit into narrow bands.
I already borrowed the bound neckline idea:
It has side-seam pockets and it will have a button band all the way down the front, with pearlescent off-white 3/4-inch buttons. It should be just below the knee (about the same length as the 4948 flapper dresses; not so long).
(The waistline is a bit raised, and the button band will make the whole thing wider. It's not as tall and skinny as it seems here.)
Well, I guess the point is to produce a dress, but the entire thing is being conducted so haphazardly that . . . I don't know. Sewing by the seat of my pants.
I have no idea where I got this fabric, probably either from Sheila in Louisiana or at the antique mall. I never find this much yardage at Goodwill or garage sales. I think it's an old VIP print
I wanted a loosely fitted bodice so I took the bodice from 4948 . . .
. . . shortened it, and added darts.
I'm sure this didn't actually make sense but the pattern pieces were already on hand.
I borrowed the skirt from Lecien Chatter Tailors 2402 (2000's? It might be dated but it's mostly in Japanese so I have no idea):
The skirt is somewhere between a semicircle and a rectangle. A gently-flared pseudo-rectangle, really. Nothing special about this except the pattern was nearby and it was slightly faster than eyeballing it myself.
I may also borrow the sleeves from this, or at least the idea of the sleeves. They're 3/4 length and gathered a little bit into narrow bands.
I already borrowed the bound neckline idea:
It has side-seam pockets and it will have a button band all the way down the front, with pearlescent off-white 3/4-inch buttons. It should be just below the knee (about the same length as the 4948 flapper dresses; not so long).
(The waistline is a bit raised, and the button band will make the whole thing wider. It's not as tall and skinny as it seems here.)
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