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Liberty of London Hide-and-Seek Dress size 6. Blogged about here.

Liberty of London Hide-and-Seek Dress size 6. Blogged about here.

Black and white Book Report Dress with cat buttons, size 5. In excellent condition since it was only worn a couple of times. Blogged about here.

Belgian style Fairy Tale Dress size 5. Blogged about here.

Up for grabs! Gray Fairy Tale Dress size 5. Blogged about here.

Up for grabs! Gray Fairy Tale Dress size 5.

I think @lightningmcstitch is on the right track. Basically, you’ll cut off the top half of the sleeve cap and leave enough to hem the top edge. The you’ll add a bias facing to the upper armhole to finish it. It’s like the Partial Cap Sleeve in the Building Block Dress book, except the bias facing is at the top of the armhole instead of the…[Read more]

Oooh, what a fun puzzle.
I haven’t made or worn a “cold shoulder” top so I can’t help with where the opening should start.
The notches of the sleeve head might be a bit high? Maybe 1/2″ below that.
I also wonder if you shouldn’t then bring the shoulder – the open edge of the shoulder that is, in a little. A similar adjustment to what you do if…[Read more]

Farmhouse Fabrics has o+s patterns at 60% off now (a little more than $6 apiece) – scroll down on this link http://shop.farmhousefabrics.com/stores_app/Browse_dept_items.asp?Shopper_id=68839141111176883&Store_id=198&page_id=17&Sub_Department_ID=276&categ_id=276&parent_ids=0&page_viewall=Y&sNode=&Exp=Y&Search_Dept=&Search_Text=&Search_Sku=…

Likewise. Well done!

Sorry I didn’t get back here sooner — but I like that latest pic a lot, the fit looks great!

An Etsy seller based in Montana has 50% off quite a few Oliver + S patterns (nearly all the smaller sizes, but some older ones in there)
https://www.etsy.com/au/shop/Selvedge?ref=l2-shopheader-name&section_id=17304736

Ah, ok then. At least now I’m not thinking I’m uneven 😅
I was up early as my 8 year old and I did mass participation bike ride this morning. Great fun!

…thought about it more. The difference in length is the side seam below the armhole, right? So its certainly going to have s lower back hem.

…you know I wore mine yesterday but I’m not sure where it sat at the hem. If your muslin is even at the hem and you like it then go for it.

No, the hems won’t be even, or maybe I don’t stand straight! 😃
If you pick the top up by its shoulder seams the back will hang lower. I don’t think its a forward shoulder seam, at least not by the length of the hem difference.
I love the St James knits too. I have a few of their ready to wear Mariniere tops and they last forever.

Ah, now I see what you mean. For that, you should true up using the original side seam. It will bring in your side seam by the dart by a bit, but you’ve added extra space near the front of the top so you’re still adding ease.

Or if you really need/want that extra bit at the side seam, add the equivalent amount to the side seam of the sleeve…[Read more]

I’m also trying to follow what’s happening, and I think the bit that’s throwing me is the bit where doing the FBA changed the size of the sleeve opening — it shouldn’t, I don’t think? Am I misremembering? I made this in both a 10 and an 8, with and without an FBA — I found in the end that although I do a 3/4″ FBA for the Cinema Dress, I liked…[Read more]

You sound very frustrated, @lotuspeachblog. Let me see what I can do to help now that I understand more about the situation.

First of all, I’m going to suggest my favorite book which I think will be very useful to you: “Fit for Real People” by Pati Palmer. She covers all sorts of fit situations for every body shape, and I think you’ll find it to…[Read more]

I’m not sure I’m following your changes, @lotuspeachblog. You’re using one size sleeve, another size armhole, and a different size neckline, and still another size side-seam/width? This sounds too complicated to me!