Kitschy Koo: Lady Skater dress
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How do I manage to turn a very simple knit dress pattern into a fitting saga?! This is version 4, I'm pretty happy with it, still need to tweak slightly but at least its wearable. Final version adjustments: Size 4 through the shoulders, graded out to size 8 at the underarm/waist/hips. 1" FBA eased into the side seam. Changed the shape of the armhole. Narrow shoulder adjustment 0.5" Dropped armholes 1" Lengthened the skirt by 2" Petited the bodice by 2" Muslin 1: was a straight sz8, it was too big through the shoulders so I cut it back to a sz 4 through the shoulders. (didn't get a pic of muslin 1). Muslin 2. Muslin 2: This helped but I had a lot of excess fabric at the underarms/bustline. I pinched out a dart at the armhole and rotated it out to give that J shaped armhole which helped a lot. Muslin 3 Muslin 3: I still had some draglines, so I dropped the armholes by 1" and it seems pretty good now. I have added...