Screeeeeech! Beep!
Wow…there's a lot of fabric bunching up under your arm in the wrong place. Do you really want a seam across your chest? It looks like you have uni-boob. I vote no!
Nothing like a muslin and honest sewing friends to wake me up! I was planning on making Vogue 8721, View B for a party I will be attending in December. I was going to make it in a beautiful red silk, imported from Italy, I purchased from NY Elegant Fabrics in NYC. It has a really nice texture and drape to it. I don't remember how much I paid for it, but I do remember thinking when I purchased it that it was pricey.
I love the design. I am drawn to the unusual shape of it. However, and unfortunately, that unusual shape does not work for me. The model on the pattern envelope looks beautiful in it but I am no model! I am short and busty.
I could work on making adjustments to make it fit better but I don't like it enough on me to make it for the party. I may visit it again in the future though.
So I am happy to discover in the muslin stage that this top will not work for what I had intended. Best of all, I have spared my expensive fabric.
My search continues….
Making muslins can be so enlightening! As far as being busty and short, I am with you on that one and while this pattern intrigued me as well, it's not for us petity patooties. Kudos to you for making a muslin and giving it the old hard try.
ReplyDeleteThanks! Yes, I agree the design is not ideal for short busty women.
DeleteI am very tempted to try to make this but fear it would only look good on flat chested, tall skinny models. I usually like something like this to be very high up under the arm. I just noticed that the pattern picture doesn't have a picture of the model head-on, just from the side. Hmmmmmm....
ReplyDeleteYou are taller and slimmer than I with nice proportions. Give it a try in a muslin if you are really interested. There are a couple of reviewers on PatternReview that liked this top. Yes, I would have liked to see the model head on. I tried mimicking the pose on the pattern cover and contrasted it with the head on shot. Definitely quite a difference!
DeleteI am with you! Making a muslin can make you change your mind about a particular pattern, and that is always better when you make that decision before cutting into your expensive fabric!! Kudos to you, I hope you find something far better suited for you.
ReplyDeleteThanks! I have never regretted making a muslin!
DeleteThat's the beauty of the muslin.
ReplyDeleteYou can't say you've never tried it and you can certainly say 'pass - next pattern please'.
Thank you for testing this out. I was curious about it too. This would work on Kyle:)
Muslins are great for trying out styles that are outside my comfort zone. Yes, I agree the top would look great on Kyle.
DeleteWhat an unfortunate result. I do not muslin as much as I should. This is good reminder to do so. You will find a perfect fit for your silk.
ReplyDeleteThank you Bianca! Yes, I will find something eventually!
Deleteit actually looks like a pretty cool top!
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I agree! Give it a try. It might work for you!
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