I used Simplicity 9891 for the body of the dress and McCall’s 3663 for the sleeves. Luckily, I discovered that I had enough black velvet in my fabric stash already. Also had enough black lining in my stash. Only fabric I needed to buy was the silky dark red fabric for the sash and the contrast in the neck and arm trim.<\/p>\n
Completed the muslin for the bodice and sleeves. The dress pattern needed quite a bit of fitting in the bust because my healthy weight loss program really changed my body shape. In addition, I split the center front piece to get the look of the red triangle insert at the neckline. This also gave me a seam line to sew the buttons along. Lastly, I modified the sleeve pattern a lot to get the desired length and shape. I don’t like to draft patterns from scratch, but give me a pattern that’s halfway there, and I can tweak it to achieve the look I want.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I used Simplicity 9891 for the body of the dress and McCall’s 3663 for the sleeves. Luckily, I discovered that I had enough black velvet in my fabric stash already. Also had enough black lining in my stash. Only fabric I needed to buy was the silky dark red fabric for the sash and the<\/p>\n