I don't think we thank you, your husband, and other diplomats enough for the service you provide our country, and the hardships you endure (not to mention the actual danger). We don't think about you folks enough, but thank you very much for being there.
Hi Diana! I love the green dress with the poppy like flowers. The cut of the front is ridiculously low. I hope a stitch up the front will suffice. Summer vacation is almost over for your children! I didn't realize it until you mentioned Labor Day is just around the corner! Enjoy your weekend traveling to the Netherlands!
Your son's backpack is going to be gorgeous. I'm very interested in the advice you get re: the linen dress from the experienced sewists on the channel. AND are you aging backwards? Your skin looks fabulous...any secrets to share? 😊...
lol! Thank you! I sleep on a silk pillowcase and use Cetaphil to wash my face. I rarely wear makeup and drink lots of water. Oh and I am on the carnivore diet
Love the dress. Would it be worth making just the bodice from an old sheet or calico for the adjustments that had a similar weight to your stunning fabric.
For the dress you are wearing, I'd make a pretty little modesty panel and attach it with snaps at the top, middle, and bottom sides from either the same fabric, or a contrast fabric. Pinning it high up makes it pull across your bustline, so a modesty panel would be much more comfortable. If you aren't sure how to make one, or how it would look, there have been several sewists on UA-cam who have made them, so you should easily be able to find it. If not, respond to me and I will let you know who I've seen that made them. They really are quite pretty and look like they are part of the pattern, and they don't add any bulk.
I’m thinking that if you do the circle skirt, the repeating embroidery pattern may look ached in the skirt. (I could be wrong) I would do the gores, cut out separately to get the embroidery exactly where I want it. Best of luck
The dress is beautiful! For the next one, I would 100% use a strip of fusible interfacing along the back seam, about 1 inch past the end of the zipper. I have been interfacing this way lately and all my invisible zippers have turned out perfect. It's like magic. I do it even if the fabric is not cut on the bias, because otherwise I would always get that wavy effect along the zipper.
I just bought this pattern, and plan to sew it soon. When originally viewing the pattern specifications, it did appear to have a fairly deep V-neck. I definitely prefer more coverage too. Thanks for the helpful visuals! Appreciate the assistance offered in the comments as well.
Hi Diana. I love the dress you made this week, and I think your idea to somehow stitch the bust closed a little is definitely the way to go. In fact, when you first put the dress on, that’s exactly what I was thinking you should do when I saw how you pinned it shut. I hate when patterns end up having a different end effect than what is shown on the photos and line drawings. For your linen version, I like the idea of a circle skirt to keep your embroidery together … that way, you can also cut it with a little less full skirt if you want. I feel like the linen might not drape quite as well as your first dress so a less full version might be better suited for the linen. With regard to your other question about the bodice to use, I can’t answer. I think you may have published your video this week without inserting the photos and links you meant to pop in. Might just be a glitch on my end, but I didn’t see any of those things you mentioned you were inserting as I watched. I also love the fabric your son picked for the backpack … that’s going to be very cool. Can’t wait to see the finished product. My son just arrived in Netherlands on Tuesday. He is there completing his fall college semester in Eindhoven at the Fontys school. I miss him like crazy already! He has never been away on his own anywhere for more than a couple days, and he’s also never been out of the U.S. until now. At home, his college is in our town so he even lives at home rather than in a dorm. I’m so nervous but also so proud of him. So far everything is going great for him. My daughter and I are coming over for the holidays to be with him, and some of his friends are planning to visit him throughout the semester - one is planning for October, one in November during Thanksgiving break, and the third in January. So with all the visitors, his time should go rather quickly … if he gets lonely, the longest stretch will be from now until the October visit. Have a wonderful time with your friends in Netherlands, and I can’t wait to see the linen dress, and the backpack, and find out how you took care of the plunging neckline on this week’s dress.
Thanks for the advice! I know firsthand how hard it is to separated from our kids by continents. I cannot wait to see them in September at my oldest son’s wedding!
Hi Diane, I agree with you on the circle skirt. It's better for that beautiful fabric. Now, for the bodice, you should make the one that you're most comfortable wearing. There's nothing wrong with some pattern hacking💖💖💖. Enjoy your trip!! Karen
I'd go with the Upton Dress bodice and circle skirt option. You are already successful on both, and you don't have the major alterations that you have on the dress you are wearing. Also, you might want to do the sway back adjustment on this dress, but until you try it with a structured fabric like your linen, you won't know if you actually need it in that kind of fabric. I think you will be much happier with the end product of the Upton with the circle skirt.
You might want to consider using a shorter zipper than the pattern calls for. Since you have a wider neckline it shouldn’t affect the ability to get it on and off. It will help smooth out the back along with a slight sway back adjustment.
The front is low on the model, and on top of it the dress is a B cup. All big 4 patterns are a B cup. I think another muslin would be good before cutting into that pretty linen. Thank you for sharing. ❤
Agreed. Still looks great with the snap but all of your fitting complaints are related to the bust cup size. Not only does a full bust adjustment add width but adds length to allow the waist to hit in the correct position comfortably. Give it a try- you might find it takes care of several adjustments that you’ve been making after the fact (shoulders, neckline, armhole gaping, length, etc). You and I have a similar shape- once I learned how to do an FBA there was no going back.
Completely different ides...Rather than making the crossover fix less obvious, make it more obvious Take a strip of scraps...I would personally go with 3-4" the length of the overlap side. (I ve been known to cut it off the hem) fold strip in half...maybe interface it with a light knit ...put on the dress, pin the folded strip under the bodice overlap side only. adjust so it looks like a long triangle. In other words, adding an asymmetrical detail that has the benefit of creating more coverage (I have a mimi g pattern I like-Simplicity 8093. The overlap has a wide band, the underlap has a narrow bias. I have widened the band on most versions) I hope that makes sense BTW: The shoulder line on that is dead on
I don't think we thank you, your husband, and other diplomats enough for the service you provide our country, and the hardships you endure (not to mention the actual danger). We don't think about you folks enough, but thank you very much for being there.
I second that! 🎉❤
I agree 💯. Thank you all for your service. ❤
Awww! How nice! It’s my pleasure.
Amen! We appreciate your service!!
thank you
Hi Diana! I love the green dress with the poppy like flowers. The cut of the front is ridiculously low. I hope a stitch up the front will suffice. Summer vacation is almost over for your children! I didn't realize it until you mentioned Labor Day is just around the corner! Enjoy your weekend traveling to the Netherlands!
Thanks!
Your son's backpack is going to be gorgeous.
I'm very interested in the advice you get re: the linen dress from the experienced sewists on the channel.
AND are you aging backwards? Your skin looks fabulous...any secrets to share? 😊...
lol! Thank you! I sleep on a silk pillowcase and use Cetaphil to wash my face. I rarely wear makeup and drink lots of water. Oh and I am on the carnivore diet
Love the dress. Would it be worth making just the bodice from an old sheet or calico for the adjustments that had a similar weight to your stunning fabric.
Yes, absolutely
Diana, I enjoy your smiling face every Friday. You amaze me with your sewing skills.
Oh thank you!
For the dress you are wearing, I'd make a pretty little modesty panel and attach it with snaps at the top, middle, and bottom sides from either the same fabric, or a contrast fabric. Pinning it high up makes it pull across your bustline, so a modesty panel would be much more comfortable. If you aren't sure how to make one, or how it would look, there have been several sewists on UA-cam who have made them, so you should easily be able to find it. If not, respond to me and I will let you know who I've seen that made them. They really are quite pretty and look like they are part of the pattern, and they don't add any bulk.
Great idea!
I’m thinking that if you do the circle skirt, the repeating embroidery pattern may look ached in the skirt. (I could be wrong) I would do the gores, cut out separately to get the embroidery exactly where I want it. Best of luck
Hmmmm I didn’t think of that! 🤔
The dress is beautiful!
For the next one, I would 100% use a strip of fusible interfacing along the back seam, about 1 inch past the end of the zipper. I have been interfacing this way lately and all my invisible zippers have turned out perfect. It's like magic. I do it even if the fabric is not cut on the bias, because otherwise I would always get that wavy effect along the zipper.
Oh wow great idea!
Diana, I like your idea of hand sewing the front bust green with large flower dress closed, you will feel more comfortable.
I think so too!
I just bought this pattern, and plan to sew it soon. When originally viewing the pattern specifications, it did appear to have a fairly deep V-neck. I definitely prefer more coverage too. Thanks for the helpful visuals! Appreciate the assistance offered in the comments as well.
This is why I am here! ❤️
You purchased the pattern because you loved the look. Keep the original bodice, just widen the crossover. Love the idea of a circle skirt.
Yes! Thank you!
Hi Diana. I love the dress you made this week, and I think your idea to somehow stitch the bust closed a little is definitely the way to go. In fact, when you first put the dress on, that’s exactly what I was thinking you should do when I saw how you pinned it shut. I hate when patterns end up having a different end effect than what is shown on the photos and line drawings. For your linen version, I like the idea of a circle skirt to keep your embroidery together … that way, you can also cut it with a little less full skirt if you want. I feel like the linen might not drape quite as well as your first dress so a less full version might be better suited for the linen. With regard to your other question about the bodice to use, I can’t answer. I think you may have published your video this week without inserting the photos and links you meant to pop in. Might just be a glitch on my end, but I didn’t see any of those things you mentioned you were inserting as I watched. I also love the fabric your son picked for the backpack … that’s going to be very cool. Can’t wait to see the finished product. My son just arrived in Netherlands on Tuesday. He is there completing his fall college semester in Eindhoven at the Fontys school. I miss him like crazy already! He has never been away on his own anywhere for more than a couple days, and he’s also never been out of the U.S. until now. At home, his college is in our town so he even lives at home rather than in a dorm. I’m so nervous but also so proud of him. So far everything is going great for him. My daughter and I are coming over for the holidays to be with him, and some of his friends are planning to visit him throughout the semester - one is planning for October, one in November during Thanksgiving break, and the third in January. So with all the visitors, his time should go rather quickly … if he gets lonely, the longest stretch will be from now until the October visit. Have a wonderful time with your friends in Netherlands, and I can’t wait to see the linen dress, and the backpack, and find out how you took care of the plunging neckline on this week’s dress.
Thanks for the advice! I know firsthand how hard it is to separated from our kids by continents. I cannot wait to see them in September at my oldest son’s wedding!
Circle skirt is a great idea! Avoid having a seam on the embroidery (too hard to match the pattern on the embroidery pattern).
Very true!
Hi Diane, I agree with you on the circle skirt. It's better for that beautiful fabric. Now, for the bodice, you should make the one that you're most comfortable wearing. There's nothing wrong with some pattern hacking💖💖💖. Enjoy your trip!! Karen
Great! Thanks for the input!
I love the fabric you used for your toile
Thanks! Me too
LOVE THE HAIRCUT! 🥰
I'd go with the Upton Dress bodice and circle skirt option. You are already successful on both, and you don't have the major alterations that you have on the dress you are wearing. Also, you might want to do the sway back adjustment on this dress, but until you try it with a structured fabric like your linen, you won't know if you actually need it in that kind of fabric. I think you will be much happier with the end product of the Upton with the circle skirt.
I think you are correct!
Go with the circle skirt! ❤
You might want to consider using a shorter zipper than the pattern calls for. Since you have a wider neckline it shouldn’t affect the ability to get it on and off. It will help smooth out the back along with a slight sway back adjustment.
Definitely!😀
If you have enough scraps, or a contrasting solid fabric, you could perhaps create a modesty panel that is sewn into the opening.
Just add an insert, measure size for it whilst wearing the dress.
The front is low on the model, and on top of it the dress is a B cup. All big 4 patterns are a B cup. I think another muslin would be good before cutting into that pretty linen. Thank you for sharing. ❤
You are right!
Agreed. Still looks great with the snap but all of your fitting complaints are related to the bust cup size. Not only does a full bust adjustment add width but adds length to allow the waist to hit in the correct position comfortably. Give it a try- you might find it takes care of several adjustments that you’ve been making after the fact (shoulders, neckline, armhole gaping, length, etc). You and I have a similar shape- once I learned how to do an FBA there was no going back.
This is my plan as soon as my ankle heals!
Diana, I was wondering how the dress for the upcoming wedding turned out.
Still deciding which one to do! I may not get it done at this rate!
Completely different ides...Rather than making the crossover fix less obvious, make it more obvious
Take a strip of scraps...I would personally go with 3-4" the length of the overlap side. (I ve been known to cut it off the hem) fold strip in half...maybe interface it with a light knit ...put on the dress, pin the folded strip under the bodice overlap side only. adjust so it looks like a long triangle. In other words, adding an asymmetrical detail that has the benefit of creating more coverage
(I have a mimi g pattern I like-Simplicity 8093. The overlap has a wide band, the underlap has a narrow bias. I have widened the band on most versions)
I hope that makes sense
BTW: The shoulder line on that is dead on
Great idea but I have no scraps left!
Halo 🇿🇦
Your new hairstyle is very becoming.
Have you thought about snaps or hooks and eyes?
I did! The problem is the Freon is so tight across the bust that they would really pull. I definitely need an FBA.