Caroline of Sewladilavintage has done it again!
Anyone who follows me knows my love of a great jumpsuit and I first discovered ‘Margo Playsuit’ early into my 4 year sewing journey. It has a vintage look and it’s so flattering to wear. It’s one of my all time favourites. I love to Pattern hack and I’ve used the trouser pattern lots on other jumpsuits I’ve made.
Back to the dress that is named ‘The Muse’. I have been given a PDF copy in return for my thoughts in this blog. It has two views basically with or with out the frills. It’s has a princess line bodice that you have the option to line or face. I choose the latter. I cut out a size 12 as this match my measurements exactly. I am fortunate I never really need to adapt many patterns.
I have recently discovered a new online fabric shop called Selvedge and Bolts. Dibs is sourcing the most amazing fabrics a lot of it is ex designers such as Vivienne Westwood and Escada to name a few I may have purchased... for this pattern I love the intensity of the colours and of course the florals I have an addiction! I have selected this satin for ‘My Muse’ it’s more suitable for a wedding or the races but I never feel you can be over dressed so I’m sure I it will get a lot of wear.
The fabric was beautiful to sew but I tried to take a short cut with the zip and inserted it with reinforcement hence unpick interface and re apply the zip.
The pattern pieces fitted together perfectly. I have a full cup size 32F so I needed to adjust slightly under the bust and I also have a sway back so again I took this in slightly to help the fit.
This dress pattern is a must for Sewist’s like myself who love the chance to play about and add your own creativity details that make it completely you! I posted a few options on insta stories to help me decide on the final length of the sleeves with the frill. I also opted to add the same width frill on the bottom of the dress.
How lucky am I to have a super talented photographer friend Nikki who lives 2 mins away from me and captured how beautiful this dress and the details I have added.
I’m thrilled with the way it has worked out and will definitely be making another in an everyday type of fabric... so watch my grid @jenlegg4
Thanks for reading my first ever personal blog post !
