Sewaholic 1403: Yaletown dress
I was lucky enough to pattern test this and I've been wanting to show it off since! Its the new Sewaholic Yaletown dress and blouse. I made the dress mainly because I had enough fabric but I do want to make the blouse at a later date. Fabric is a rayon from Darn Cheap Fabrics in Melbourne. I made a sz16 with a couple of adjustments; Graded out to a sz 18 at the bust/waist 1" FBA rotated down into gathers 1" wide back adjustment Took out 3cm of bodice length Shaped the bottom of the bodice (Once I had the bodice sewn I put it on, pinned out the gathers then marked a straight line around) For once I didn't have to enlarge the sleeves so they are quite generous in size. I love this dress, it has pockets and an elastic waist that's hidden by the belt. I like that the facings are topstitched down so cant flip out and I like the added button at centre front to stop the wrap gaping. It such a pretty spring dress, just need some n...