Speaking of second versions I finished up another Lady Skater weeks ago and never blogged it
- Polyester ITY from Steve's Sewing in King of Prussia.
- Lengthened skirt 5.5".
- Used knit stay tape to stabilize the shoulders and waist seams instead of clear elastic. That worked a lot better in the waist seam which got all wavy with the clear elastic.
Two other tips...
- Polyester ITY won't hold a crease so pin the neck and arm bands in half and slowly overlock them onto the dress.
-If you have a very large print it's always good to get extra yardage so that you have room to play with pattern placement. I could have gotten this dress out of 2.5 yards of this 60" knit but bought 3 instead. With the extra yardage I'm pleased with where the flowers fall...with the exception "butt flower." I can live with that because turn the dress around you can see how horribly wrong it could have gone :)
So I have a very similar shape as you do and if I had remembered to refer to your post about your first skater dress, I wouldn't have made mine with a waist that is about 2-3 inches too long. I still love it though and wear that sucker with a wide belt. I see many more (with pattern changes) in my future!
ReplyDeleteHee heee well I did cut down the waist on the first one a couple of times. At least the wide belt makes it work. :)
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