For the blouse with the tight underarms, what about adding a diamond shaped underarm gusset? For the skirt with the amazing panels, you could lower the waist to where it will fit you. It will be shorter, but you won't lose the beautiful birds at the hem. The waist can be expanded with the fabric you remove from the top of the skirt. if you only need a bit of room, make the placket a faux button placket and don't overlap the pieces as much. Since there is a belt, any alterations to the waistband will be hidden. I LOVE that cord jacket! Happy finishing!
The skirt is very small...I have no idea if I picked the wrong size, but I think I must have because the tie belt is also so short, like it's a neck scarf basically 😅 I think I can fudge it and not lose too much length to a point where it can be worn...and shorter means less buttonholes to do as well!
For the blouse with the tight underarms, what about adding a diamond shaped underarm gusset? For the skirt with the amazing panels, you could lower the waist to where it will fit you. It will be shorter, but you won't lose the beautiful birds at the hem. The waist can be expanded with the fabric you remove from the top of the skirt. if you only need a bit of room, make the placket a faux button placket and don't overlap the pieces as much. Since there is a belt, any alterations to the waistband will be hidden. I LOVE that cord jacket! Happy finishing!
The skirt is very small...I have no idea if I picked the wrong size, but I think I must have because the tie belt is also so short, like it's a neck scarf basically 😅 I think I can fudge it and not lose too much length to a point where it can be worn...and shorter means less buttonholes to do as well!