Monday, May 19, 2014

Emery #4: Deer Dreaming

Still no photos taken of Emery #2 ... it's deep undercover on a secret mission and cannot be recalled.   Uh, or maybe it's in my closet, but kind of wrinkled and I'm not in the mood for press and photograph it.  Not when I could be sewing Emery #7 instead!

Meanwhile, here is Emery the fourth, which is a rather psychedelic number featuring deer.  The fabric is "Oh Deer!" by MoMo.


The fit of this one is the same as for Emery #3, Mod Houses, but somehow this one looks a bit loose in the lower bodice.  It is actually, if anything, slightly tighter, and I'm not sure I want form-fitting anyhow:  I like taking deep breaths, eating, etc.    Perhaps the problem is that the front bodice is slightly too long?


Check out my awesome totally accidental pattern matching on the back.  I cut the back bodice pieces along the selvedges and it just worked out.  Hooray blind chance.  Too bad that in real life it will always be under a cardigan!

I promised (threatened?) to list the modifications I made to the bodice pieces.  (I used the skirt from another pattern.)  Here goes:

  • Increased bodice length 1 1/4"
  • Doubled width of back upper darts, and made them about 1/2" longer
  • Made the front and back lower bodice darts 1/4" longer
  • Used the size 0 bust darts, but shortened them about 3/8" (I made the size 4 otherwise)
  • took a 1/8" deeper seam allowance on the shoulder seam at the neck, tapering to nothing at the shoulder
  • Pinched out about an inch or so from the front upper bodice, tapering to nothing at the bottom
  • Took out 1/4" at the armhole on the side of the front bodice, tapering to nothing at the bottom
  • Adjusted armholes for a sleeveless version by making them 1/2" shallower, like so:

Cribbed this adjustment from vintage Butterick 6570.

... and probably some other stuff that I forgot.  I'm also sewing the side seams at 3/4" rather than 5/8".  All this for a pattern that had a pretty promising fit out of the envelope!  This may be why I like to stick with a good pattern once I find it.

OK final gratuitous shot with dog (though it's not his best).  Emerys (Emeries?)  5 and 6 have been completed in the time it's taken to get around to posting this, and #7 is on the horizon.   My photo editing situation has also improved, so expect to see photos taken with something other than iPhone and lots of gratuitous post-processing in future posts.


4 comments:

  1. Love love love this dress, that fabric is the best!

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    1. Thanks! I had been hoarding this fabric for a year or so -- nice to finally find a trusted pattern that suited it!

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  2. So nice! I'm on a forced sewing hiatus (we're having guests this week, which means my "sewing room" has been taken over). But this pattern is next up for me next week when I can get back to sewing. I agree with you about TNTs - I do the same thing!

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    1. That's me next weekend ... my sewing table will become the "gaming table"! (Hm, maybe I should try to get something cut out in advance ...)

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