I started with the purple print because I was less attached to that. It's going OK. The skirt doesn't really have enough shape--it fits but only just--and it was VERY short-waisted. I'm still not sure the bodice is long enough.
I found a good contrast purple and buttons:
The collar is applied in two halves, which I didn't like as it both looked weird and seemed like a structural weak point.
So I redrew the pattern to be seamed in the back:
Test collar. I ended up reshaping it some:
But there it is:
The pattern said to sew the underside to the dress and then whipstitch the top over the seam, but I sewed the top (purple) of the collar to the dress and am ladder-stitching the underside over the seam allowance, which is working well:
So far. It will have two pockets. I don't have a lot of time, though, to do the Foal Dress so I need to only go so far as making sure this fits and then start on the foal fabric:
I'm a bit worried, though. I really want to like the Foal Dress, especially, and I'm not convinced I will.
I found a good contrast purple and buttons:
The collar is applied in two halves, which I didn't like as it both looked weird and seemed like a structural weak point.
So I redrew the pattern to be seamed in the back:
Test collar. I ended up reshaping it some:
But there it is:
The pattern said to sew the underside to the dress and then whipstitch the top over the seam, but I sewed the top (purple) of the collar to the dress and am ladder-stitching the underside over the seam allowance, which is working well:
So far. It will have two pockets. I don't have a lot of time, though, to do the Foal Dress so I need to only go so far as making sure this fits and then start on the foal fabric:
I'm a bit worried, though. I really want to like the Foal Dress, especially, and I'm not convinced I will.
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