Mirroring Suzy Bee Sews - Life So Strange It Should Be Fiction

I'm kind of late on the cambie bandwagon, but I finally downloaded it and made it up! Fabric is from the clearance table at spotlight, its a cotton voile. Lining is a cotton poplin. Adjustments: I started with a sz 16 and changed the front to a princess seam using the bodice from Colette 1020 (which already had a FBA of 1") Added a side panel that was shirred (I did this by taking an inch off the side seams on the front and back bodice then made up a shirred panel that measured 2"+seam allowances when it was done), the skirt has enough gathers that I didn't worry about adding any width to it, I just gathered it a bit less. Took a wedge out of the back neckline of about 1" tapering down to nothing at the waistline. Added 1/2" to the shoulder height. Petited the bodice by 1" and took an extra 1/2" out as a swayback adjustment. I've got some rippling at the princess seams, every time I sew with voile I get thi...

I've been a bit obsessed with mixed fabric dresses lately, I love a knit bodice and a woven skirt, seems the best of both worlds! Pattern detailsn (same as last time I made this dress ); sz20 with d cup 1" fba 1" wedge from back neck alongside of the zipper 2" petite bodice 1" wedge out of bustline length lowered neckline added waistband added pockets from Simplicity 2588 There were a couple added adjustments since the bodice is a knit; Took in the sides by a total of 4" Took out length in the bodice of about 2" Cut the back on the fold Gathered the skirt instead of pleating it so I could make the dress a pull-on. Bound the neckline instead of lining the dress. Added a 4" facing to the hem to help weigh it down I do need to take some length out of the upper chest as its buckling slightly. It looks like the princess seams are ripply too but in real life they sit flat. Fabric: Cotton spandex knit for the bodice fro...