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mandie_rw ([personal profile] mandie_rw) wrote2017-03-09 11:14 pm

chintz dress: progress

Yesterday I did a first fitting on the bodice. Not bad - I had to trim down the back of the armscye about an inch for whatever reason, trim up the curve of the front point (expected, as I drew it in longer randomly), and fit the shoulders, but all little fixes.
bodice front
Before I did the little trimmin's, but not bad!
bodice back
Again pre-trim - there are some slight wrinklies on the back that annoy me, but they might get less terrible when I bone the back seams.

And then today I did the little fixes, and started pleating up the skirt. Woo! Always feels more like a dress when it's got a skirt. ;)
back of bodice and skirt

[personal profile] bauhausfrau 2017-03-11 01:07 am (UTC)(link)
Lookin' good! You're got a great fitting bodice.

[identity profile] jenthompson.livejournal.com 2017-03-11 01:48 am (UTC)(link)
Sooooo pretty!!!
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[identity profile] mandie-rw.livejournal.com 2017-03-11 04:37 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you! I just love this fabric. :D

[identity profile] jenthompson.livejournal.com 2017-03-11 01:48 am (UTC)(link)
Sooooo pretty!!!