First things first, look how good my lemon tree looks! After the move, it lost every single leaf and then grew new, bigger, greener leaves. They are all avocado sized, which is probably 3 times bigger. I guess it hated the heat! I have it on the sun porch, where it will sit next to the radiator in the winter and keep it happy.
On to the pattern. We shall call this a muslin or a test run because otherwise it's just another EPIC FAIL. Plus, I look like a vampire in this lighting. If I had known, I could have put on my sparkly "illuminating" face powder and pretended to be an idiot from Twilight!
Time: 6 hours-ish
Fabric: Ponteroma knit
Notions: Buttons that I already had, brick red thread
Cost: $23
Pattern: Vogue 8333
This pattern runs big, or has way too much ease in it. I cut an 8, which according to the pattern is for 31.5-24-33.5. I mean, I had a 24 inch waist sophomore year of high school, but that was 11 years ago. I am about 33-26.5-36 now. So I thought if anything, it would be snug, which was fine since my fabric is a heavy knit.
No, it is huge on me. It came out to 38-34-46 measurements. That's a huge amount of "ease" Vogue. Aren't you meant to be the more stylish pattern company? The shoulder seams fall about an inch off of my shoulders, the sleeves need at least an inch taken in and the body is huge too. This was disappointing. See below- it's like my arms are webbed to my body, like a flying squirrel.
Try to ignore my drunken expression (though I am not drunk) and look at the left shoulder. I pulled it up to where the seam should be, and it looks way better and the sleeve is no longer too long.
The back is droopy and loose.
Horrifying is probably the best word for the side view.
In conclusion, I doubt I will be strutting around in this in public, except for some slovenly dog walking.
I think I am going to cut the pattern down to a 6 (the smallest size) and then pin it to my dummy and take up the shoulder and in on the sleeve and the side. I pinched it in while it was on, and it wouldn't even make the armhole tight. It is too loose!
In conclusion, it was good for practice. When I remake this pattern, I know that it will fit really well and look nice. The pattern itself is nicely made, especially the collar construction with a stand and when I do it right I left out all interfacing, the roll line, the lining, etc) and know it will fit, it will be worth it. I do recommend buying it if you can get it on sale for 3.99 like I did.
Anyways, you can mock me this time- THIS time... or leave helpful suggestions like "burn that in your backyard!"
