My mockup to test the fit of the Itch to Stitch Antrim Dress is complete. The Liverpool knit didn't play nice with the gathered waistband - too many layers and it just kind of flopped into one giant fold. So I used just the plain lining pieces for the waistband. (I'll post more about my construction/troubleshooting using the Liverpool knit in future posts.)
I shortened the sleeves 2 inches before cutting the fabric. They aren't a terrible length, but I think one inch more would be better next time. (I've always found that the most visually pleasing length for short sleeves is no longer than bust point level on most people.) I did end up shortening everything a total of 2 inches due to the heaviness of the fabric being pulled down by gravity.
I'm pretty pleased with how well I got the seam intersections to line up at the side waist despite the thick & puffy fabric.
This is definitely a cool weather dress because polyester Liverpool knit is really warm! If it's cool enough this coming Sunday, I'll wear it to church and try to get some decent photos after. (I couldn't take a photo without getting a weird expression today, so headless shot it is for now.)
Now I'm tiring to decide if I like the style enough to make another with the colorful print cotton jersey in the last photo.
#AntrimDress #liverpoolknit
I spent the day priming things for paint and then I remembered to shoot a quick video. #SewingStudioBuild
I started cutting all the edges while Janet was away yesterday morning. When she got back after lunch, she pulled out a roller and started filling in. I'll put a pic below in the comments. #SewingStudioBuild
We broke for lunch and then came back with a portal ac unit plugged in to an extention cord from the house. Can't wait until they finished hooking up all the electrical and we have the mini split cooling the room for us - it was stupid humid today! #SewingStudioBuild
I draped a really rough half-scale ruffle tail for one of the debutant dresses Janet & I are making. I just eyeballed and freehand cut a scrap of (un-ironed) muslin in a spiral and pinned it to my little dress form to make sure it was long enough to reach from hem to waist. Then I marked the folds and traced it onto graph paper and cleaned it up. The graph paper makes it easier to copy at 200% and tape the pieces back together.
I'll transfer the enlarged frankenstein paper pattern to brown paper when I'm back at the studio tomorrow or Friday and then make it out of the real fabric.
#ruffle #fiestabuild
I made 2 of these valentine garlands. Found the tutorial via Instagram and thought it would be perfect to send to Ashley, my daughter in Oregon, and Madison, my birth daughter in North Carolina.
Pics are from Ashley.
