A Pretty Pastille
I've been so absent from the blog world for some time now, but I have a good reason: I'm in grad school! I started In July and it's been nonstop work since then. It's busy but I'm learning a lot and having tons of fun. Before the chaos of grad school began, I managed to finish 2 projects from the Colette Sewing book: Meringue and Pastille. I'll share the Meringue skirt once I finish the Taffy blouse I'm currently working on but here's my Pastille dress. I cut a size 18. The skirt portion fit without any alterations. The bodice had too much material in the back, a problem I heard many people had with this pattern, so I did a sway back adjustment. I also did my usual FBA on the front, but I only needed to increase by an inch instead of my usual 2 inches. Colette patterns are drafted for a C-cup, as opposed to the B-cup the Big Three companies draft for. I made it from a blue mystery stash fabric I got from my boyfriend's mom, which ...