For the last two days, I have been making a wearable muslin to try out a new pattern. I need a cool dress & jacket to wear in Atlanta in June and it needs to look academic professional. I bought some 100% linen in gray and beige for the dress and beige linen/rayon blend to make a jacket.
So, I am using Material Thing's Fearless Dress #107 for my pattern. I am making view A and I chopped off the sleeves. After getting the muslin done I decided it is just too tight across my hip region, even though by finished measurements on the pattern envelope it should be big enough. I am guessing it's because I really have hips almost all the way up to my waist!
This red linen look "dress" will be worn as a long jacket. I am going to modify the sleeves as they are too tight and uncomfortable at the above the elbow length. They will be shorted and angled up.
Once I enlarge the hip area, and get it cut out of another practice linen look, I will take a photo with it on me.
Update: Photo
I've decided to sew in the waist tucks as the pattern originally indicated because, right now, it's looking a bit like a sack. It goes really well with a little poly knit dress I picked up at Walmart. The solid jacket tones down the multi color red-orange-black-white dress. Easy outfit!
